When I read Andrew Motion's biography, I wept. It's something about the purity of the story and how fresh it was because of the love letters Keats wrote. — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
Eight years ago, I was drawn into Keats's world by Andrew Motion's biography. Soon I was reading back and forth between Keats's letters and his poems. The letters were fresh, intimate and irreverent, as though he were present and speaking.… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
The studio system is kind of an old boys system and it's difficult for them to trust women to be capable — Jane Campion Copy Share
I had a daughter who was 9 years old and I had the feeling I wasn't going to be a real parent if I… — Jane Campion Copy Share
I think if it's interesting, it's interesting, and if it's not, it's not working. — Jane Campion Copy Share
I took four years off after 'In the Cut' because I wanted to see who I'd be without work. I even tried being a… — Jane Campion Copy Share
I've had a lot of different responses to my films. I got a lot of support from 'The Piano,' the obvious one, but it… — Jane Campion Copy Share
Between 18 and 26 I acted professionally, on the stage and a little bit on television. Acting is okay, but it's quite pressurized. Then… — Jane Campion Copy Share
I seem to have been able to make a career out of doing what I feel like doing, so why not keep doing it?… — Jane Campion Copy Share
I think this is interesting, us human creatures are capable of love, and it's a very powerful emotion. It also can go awfully wrong. — Jane Campion Copy Share
Performers are so vulnerable. They're frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where it's warm, where… — Jane Campion Copy Share
But I think it's quite clear in my work that my orientation isn't political or doesn't come out of modern politics. — Jane Campion Copy Share
I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population - and gave birth to the whole world. Without… — Jane Campion Copy Share
I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when… — Jane Campion Copy Share
I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not… — Jane Campion Copy Share
