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> [In most of my films I write the music into the script. I'm listening to songs and lyrics that empower the themes of the film. There's a lot of Indigenous music that has not been heard widely and I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/in-most-of-my-films-i-write-the-music-into-the-script-i-m-listening/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

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## More by Warwick Thornton

> [You live with someone until they accept that you are what you are, that you're not going to change and they love that about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/you-live-with-someone-until-they-accept-that-you-are-what-you-are/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

> [In most of my films I write the music into the script. I'm listening to songs and lyrics that empower the themes of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/in-most-of-my-films-i-write-the-music-into-the-script-i-m-listening/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

> [I love music more than language: it's the best, it's universal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/i-love-music-more-than-language-it-s-the-best-it-s-universal/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

> [I was looking for an opportunity to make my first feature, so I asked myself: "What do you want to do? Is there something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/i-was-looking-for-an-opportunity-to-make-my-first-feature-so-i-asked/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

> [Urban artist have to face the stigma not only from white Australia but black Australia too; that's horrific when people say that their art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/urban-artist-have-to-face-the-stigma-not-only-from-white-australia/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

> [When you're in other people's country you don't speak your own language out of respect. You don't need to speak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/when-you-re-in-other-people-s-country-you-don-t-speak-your-own/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

> [The most dangerous thing is a bored teenager. They have the stigma of being Indigenous, Aboriginal, and all the trappings that come with it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/the-most-dangerous-thing-is-a-bored-teenager-they-have-the-stigma-of/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

> [I come from a place where you don't need to talk all the time. There are sign languages you learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/i-come-from-a-place-where-you-don-t-need-to-talk-all-the-time-there/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

> [You don't actually have to understand the song to be emotionally moved and uplifted, whereas with language it becomes quirky and analytical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/you-don-t-actually-have-to-understand-the-song-to-be-emotionally/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

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