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> [For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/for-me-it-was-really-important-to-get-the-essence-out-of-the-music/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

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## More by Graeme Murphy

> [We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/we-moved-and-there-was-a-golden-era-in-the-40s-when-we-were-so/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [I think the Olympics could help us reach more people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/i-think-the-olympics-could-help-us-reach-more-people/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [I look at the dancers and I get the inspiration for the work from them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/i-look-at-the-dancers-and-i-get-the-inspiration-for-the-work-from-them/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [But I also wanted to give them an intelligent emotional journey, without having to suspend reality - to be able to look at those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/but-i-also-wanted-to-give-them-an-intelligent-emotional-journey/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [Sydney is a very good market for us - we have a very strong following here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/sydney-is-a-very-good-market-for-us-we-have-a-very-strong-following/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [I always figure I have this tree and there's always some green fruit that's not ready to pick or blossoms that are ready to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/i-always-figure-i-have-this-tree-and-there-s-always-some-green-fruit/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [I'm thrilled at the moment because our audiences, you know, they... the demographic is 50% male.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/i-m-thrilled-at-the-moment-because-our-audiences-you-know-they-the/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [I mean, I think in the early days we were pretty... pretty British in our entertainment leads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/i-mean-i-think-in-the-early-days-we-were-pretty-pretty-british-in-our/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [No one was creating and I always wanted to be created on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/no-one-was-creating-and-i-always-wanted-to-be-created-on/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [I actually build my dreams around the dancers I've got in my company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/i-actually-build-my-dreams-around-the-dancers-i-ve-got-in-my-company/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [I wanted to give people - which is fairly bizarre considering my whole life is contemporary dance really - I wanted to give people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/i-wanted-to-give-people-which-is-fairly-bizarre-considering-my-whole/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [And currently, there are four to five new works in the pipeline for upcoming celebrations such as the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Australian Federation, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/and-currently-there-are-four-to-five-new-works-in-the-pipeline-for/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [There's a line of dancers waiting to get into Sydney Dance Company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/there-s-a-line-of-dancers-waiting-to-get-into-sydney-dance-company/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [Mostly, I'm in the very enviable position that no one dictates what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/mostly-i-m-in-the-very-enviable-position-that-no-one-dictates-what-i/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

> [For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-murphy/for-me-it-was-really-important-to-get-the-essence-out-of-the-music/)

[Graeme Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-murphy/)

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