A collection of huts surrounded by a barbed wire fence, and in the huts lived 500 of the original inhabitants of our area. And so it went with many country towns around Australia. Phillip Noyce areaaustraliabarbed Change image and share on social
There were a couple Aborigines in my primary school, but we never spoke to them. They kept to themselves, and we never really even locked eyes. They weren't acknowledged officially either. Phillip Noyce aborigineacknowledgecouple Change image and share on social
After working for years in Hollywood where the actors have taken over, it was a real relief to get down there and not only have some children, but also have some actors that had no attitude. Phillip Noyce actorattitudechild Change image and share on social
The more she rejected us the more convinced I was that she was another version of the real Molly, her disdain for authority, her scepticism that she had to do what the white man told her because it was good for her... She is Molly. Phillip Noyce authorityconvincedisdain share on social
The children, each of those kids is in touch with nature and traditional aboriginal culture so a very important part of getting performances from them was just letting them be and trying to capture the unique spirituality that was in each of them. Phillip Noyce aboriginalcapturechild share on social
Most Australians live in the cities on the east coast, where contact between black and white occurred as much as 200 years earlier than on the west coast - and where 95 percent of Australians are able to live 95 percent of their lives without ever seeing an Aboriginal face. Phillip Noyce aboriginalaustralianblack share on social
Obviously all of us have thought about Vietnam, particularly in my generation in Australia that were part of conscription and fought there. Our friends came back, forever changed. So there were a lot of questions. Phillip Noyce australiabackchange share on social
So when I read this story, it unlocked a volcano of unanswered questions, because the questions had never been asked. It was an opportunity to come to terms with the lot of repressed history - and history of repression. Phillip Noyce askhistorylot share on social
Whites were the winners, blacks were the losers, we wrote the history books, and they didn't feature. Phillip Noyce blackbookfeature Change image and share on social
I no longer knew what it was like to feel Australian. Phillip Noyce australianfeelknow Change image and share on social
