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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/when-i-read-andrew-motion-s-biography-i-wept-it-s-something-about-the/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

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> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/eight-years-ago-i-was-drawn-into-keats-s-world-by-andrew-motion-s/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

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## Other authors on Andrew

## More by Jane Campion

> [The studio system is kind of an old boys system and it's difficult for them to trust women to be capable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/the-studio-system-is-kind-of-an-old-boys-system-and-it-s-difficult/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-had-a-daughter-who-was-9-years-old-and-i-had-the-feeling-i-wasn-t/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [I think I made good movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-think-i-made-good-movies/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [I think if it's interesting, it's interesting, and if it's not, it's not working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-think-if-it-s-interesting-it-s-interesting-and-if-it-s-not-it-s-not/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-took-four-years-off-after-in-the-cut-because-i-wanted-to-see-who-i/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-ve-had-a-lot-of-different-responses-to-my-films-i-got-a-lot-of/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [Tragedy makes you grow up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/tragedy-makes-you-grow-up/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/between-18-and-26-i-acted-professionally-on-the-stage-and-a-little/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [I seem to have been able to make a career out of doing what I feel like doing, so why not keep doing it?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-seem-to-have-been-able-to-make-a-career-out-of-doing-what-i-feel/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-think-this-is-interesting-us-human-creatures-are-capable-of-love/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/performers-are-so-vulnerable-they-re-frightened-of-humiliation-sure/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [But I think it's quite clear in my work that my orientation isn't political or doesn't come out of modern politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/but-i-think-it-s-quite-clear-in-my-work-that-my-orientation-isn-t/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population - and gave birth to the whole world. Without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-would-love-to-see-more-women-directors-because-they-represent-half/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-think-women-don-t-grow-up-with-the-harsh-world-of-criticism-that/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-think-that-the-romantic-impulse-is-in-all-of-us-and-that-sometimes/)

[Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/)

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