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" I really didn't want to be boxed into becoming a certain kind of film-maker - becoming the Maori story film-maker because I had made those short films. "

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" The family unit is very interesting because these are people that you're supposed to be the closest to in your life, and yet that's where you find the greatest distances between people as well - especially between parents and kids. "

" I'm not interested in doing work that doesn't captivate me. "

" Visually, I'm always considering shots and composition quite a lot, and I love putting art into films, and I do a lot of the art. "

" Characters I create are just mixtures of the people I know. "

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" I come from a big extended family, so it's very normal to be around babies for us, but when it's your own, it's a very different experience for us. "

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" I love living in New Zealand. "

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" You have to let go of the control and allow things to develop. You need to have a flexible attitude, especially working with kids. "