For a lot of my childhood, I didn't want to direct movies because I didn't really know what directing was. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
It's interesting how the frame rate actually changes the perception of the 3D as well as making it more comfortable to watch. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, you want nothing more than to have people say, 'I love your movie.' — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I've always tried to make movies that pull the audience out of their seats... I want audiences to be transported. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
We are living in an age where teenagers are not going to the movies. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
The one thing with 3D presentations is I think that 3D itself, whether it's 24 or 48, is at a very interesting… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I make cameos in all my movies for no particular reason other than a joke. It's just a Hitchcock thing. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
What is the truth is that every one of my films is a film that I'd love to go see, and I… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
You shouldn't think of these movies as being 'The Lord of the Rings.' The Lord of the Rings is, and always will… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm not going to head off and do a Marvel film. So if I don't do a Marvel film, I don't have… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
With the right movie, 3D can enhance the experience. Absolutely, it can make a good film a great film. It can make… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
When I start a film, I can sort of shut my eyes, sit somewhere quiet and imagine the movie finished. I can… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I want to make movies just like "King Kong." You know, dinosaurs, big gorillas - it's everything that a nine year-old boy… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Every time you do something, people are going to like it, people are going to hate it. You tend to make the… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
It's all about his determination. You never, ever, give up once you start something, once you're on the trail of something you… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
The first day I start shooting, I start having a recurring nightmare that every single night that I am lying in bed,… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, I believe in trying to make movies that invite the audience to be part of the film; in other… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
When you're casting a movie and when you're shooting a film, the eyes are the most important feature of any performer, really.… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
The idea of an animated film is you always kind of get a little bit daunted by it as a filmmaker because… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
There is a lot of 'Halo' movie material no one has ever seen in New Zealand. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
100 years ago, movies were black-and-white, silent, and 16 frames a second. So 100 years from now, what are they going to be? — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Every film is a challenge. I always say that making a movie is like film school - you're always learning. But unlike… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
No film has captivated my imagination more than 'King Kong.' I'm making movies today because I saw this film when I was… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I regard myself as being the final filter so everything that ends up in the movie is there because it's something that… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I think everything that you do, you're learning. I mean, every movie that you make is like a film school; that's one… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I want to make a series of movies that run together, so if any crazy lunatic wants to watch them all in… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
This is a giant undertaking, but I consider this a personal film. It's my film of a lifetime. I read the book… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I think 3D at 24 frames is interesting, but it's the 48 that actually allows 3D to achieve the potential that it… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I don't believe in the concept that 3D should be shot separately. I mean, every director has their own style, sure, but… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I don't like putting glasses on and watching 3D. I don't mind wearing glasses, but it's the dimness of the light and… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I never overtly analyse my own movies, I don't think that's my job to do that. I just muddle through and do… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I don't have an anti-Hollywood feeling. It's just I'm a New Zealander. I was born in New Zealand, and it's where my house is,… — Peter Jackson Copy Share
You shouldn't think of these movies as being 'The Lord of the Rings.' The Lord of the Rings is, and always will be, a… — Peter Jackson Copy Share
It's one thing to support your kid, but if you have an interest in what your child is doing, it makes it a whole… — Peter Jackson Copy Share
Strategically, horror films are a good way to start your career. You can get a lot of impact with very little. — Peter Jackson Copy Share
To his ex-wife in court, he said I lost interest in you when the Botox lost its effect and you looked like a plastic… — Peter Jackson Copy Share
'Bad Taste' was - it was, in many respects, my sort of, my, I guess, my single-minded desire to want to break into the… — Peter Jackson Copy Share
To me, fantasy should be as real as possible. I don't buy into the notion that because it's fantastic, it should be unrealistic, because… — Peter Jackson Copy Share
I always have had a slightly jaundiced view about people who promote books about themselves. — Peter Jackson Copy Share
Obviously, movies, you're often on location, out in the rain or the sun, in a real place where the trees and the cars are… — Peter Jackson Copy Share
Structure is important in film, but there's often structure to be found in the most unlikely of places! It's quite possible to build a… — Peter Jackson Copy Share
Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor. — Peter Jackson Copy Share
I remember when I was - I must've been 17 or 18 years old - I remember 'The Empire Strikes Back' had a big… — Peter Jackson Copy Share
