I watch 'Goodfellas,' and suddenly it frees me up entirely; it reminds me of what great film directing is all about. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Buster Keaton's 'The General,' from 1927, I think is still one of the great films of all time. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Too often, you see film makers from other countries who have made interesting, original films, and then they come here and get… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
If you're a filmmaker, and every time you finish a film, you just naturally go, 'Oh, I could have done so much… — 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
What I love about films is that you can see "King Kong" and you can be affected by it and then you… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Second movies are great because you can drop into them, and it doesn't really have a beginning on it, particularly in a… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
To some degree, I was very dubious of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' idea - taking a theme park ride and turning… — 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
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
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
There's no real rules about what you do [while directing]; it's just you just use your instincts as to the pacing of… — 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 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
'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 Image
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 Image
I always have had a slightly jaundiced view about people who promote books about themselves. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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