Forget Day Quotes by Julia Leigh

I've never forgotten what it's like to be in your early twenties, which is not a particularly easy time. You've left your family, you've…

— Julia Leigh

I'm trying to get under people's skin in a way. I don't like films that go in one ear and out the other.

— Julia Leigh

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree.

— Julia Leigh

I always find it extremely hard to remember the act of beginning. I almost deliberately forget it.

— Julia Leigh

The great thing about being a writer is that you have a long, perhaps frighteningly long time in which to do your work.

— Julia Leigh

I don't think good films have messages.

— Julia Leigh

Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head.

— Julia Leigh

One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.

— Julia Leigh

“Dark here comes quickly. He undresses and slips into his silky cold sleeping bag. Up above, the clouds mask the stars and the moon…

— Julia Leigh

Work infuses my whole life. My creative life is my real life, so it's hard to separate.

— Julia Leigh

We stitch together our days and edit out our nights.

— Julia Leigh

I think patients and doctors alike minimise the physical, emotional, and financial toll of IVF.

— Julia Leigh

To me, the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is, inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's…

— Julia Leigh

The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer.

— Julia Leigh

I wanted to transmit what it feels like to be on the so-called IVF emotional rollercoaster, and I guess I wanted to offer a…

— Julia Leigh