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Australians are very provincial in many ways. If they feel that you've used them as a stepping stone to bigger things, they resent it.
There are a thousand weird untold stories in the Australian film industry, this has been one of them.
I did the Kannada film when just out of school. I didn't know anything about the South Indian film industry at that time, and I did the film to earn some pocket money. I realised then I like acting.
This industry isn't fair. It doesn't owe anybody a career. It's just about luck, determination, and showing up and being professional. The rest is out of your hands.
Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident because that will block your improvement.
Never treat anything you do as a stepping stone. Do it fully, and follow it completely.
It's nice to see people invest in what you do as an artist and sing the songs back at you and feel something. You get to feel something more than what you were feeling when you made the record.
We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that's a responsibility we have. I really strongly believe that.
Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.