I was 15 years old at university, studying economics and philosophy, and I saw a retrospective of Australian film. They were very raw. ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock,’ ‘Gallipoli;’ they were fantastic. Deborah Kara Unger Read Quote
I thought I had a huge crush on a young Canadian photographer who was commissioned to go down to Australia to do a series, so I tried to figure out a way to follow him without getting in trouble with my parents, and that was by auditioning for their National Institute. Deborah Kara Unger Read Quote
When I graduated from high school, I had artistic and academic scholarships, and I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Julliard, and the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Australia. Deborah Kara Unger Read Quote
I actually love auditioning because I usually don’t get the part. I’ve tested with Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Cruise. So I’ve gotten to that point, and I understand when I don’t get it. There are a lot of very talented people out there. Deborah Kara Unger Read Quote
My family are doctors and pilots and people involved in indigenous First Nation land rights; not overtly artistic. Deborah Kara Unger Read Quote
When I graduated from high school, I had artistic and academic scholarships, and I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Juilliard and the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Australia. Deborah Kara Unger Read Quote
That excites me, working with really excellent people, be it wonderful directors or actors or cinematographers and especially writers. My work life is going to a set and having these great experiences and coming home shifted by them. Deborah Kara Unger Read Quote
