When you grow up in the suburbs of Sydney or Auckland, or Newcastle like Ridley or Jamie Bell, or the suburbs of anywhere, a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable, but this moment is directly connected to those childhood imaginings. And for anybody who is on the downside of advantage, and relying purely on courage — it is possible.
— Russell Crowe at the 73rd Annual Academy Awards winning Best Actor for Gladiator