Catherine Martin has won four Oscars from nine nominations, the most Oscar wins of any Australian.
In collaboration with her husband Baz Luhrmann, she has set the standard for an unmistakable visual aesthetic in feature films.
I was overjoyed when Catherine said yes to talking with me and we had a wonderful conversation. We talk about mental health, balancing obsessiveness and perfection, parenthood and more. I got so much out of this chat, and I hope you do too.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:04:13 Interview start
0:06:26 Creativity on a Budget
0:10:07 Self-imposed limits to prompt creativity
0:12:14 Being challenged by others
0:13:56 Group problem solving
0:17:03 The subconsious seeds of creativity
0:20:52 Her career and mental condition
0:23:37 Parenthood
0:30:33 Parenthood and mental health
0:33:56 Keeping track of her mental health
0:40:25 Keeping track of her mental health