--- title: "1 Director Needs Quotes By Peter Weir" description: "1 Director Needs quotes by Peter Weir. Plus more from Peter Weir and more Director Needs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/peter-weir-13756_character_in-terms-of-how-i-work-with-actors-havin_1202549.jpg" --- > [In terms of how I work with actors, having worked so heavily on the script I have a very clear idea of the characters; they are reasonably well illustrated in the script. If you cast it right, to a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/in-terms-of-how-i-work-with-actors-having-worked-so-heavily-on-the/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/peter-weir-13756_character_in-terms-of-how-i-work-with-actors-havin_1202549.jpg) ## More by Peter Weir > [I think Ed Harris is a conscious screen actor, so I think it was strong, it was like he put everything together somehow in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/i-think-ed-harris-is-a-conscious-screen-actor-so-i-think-it-was/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [With war and famine and flood and special effects films, when you do somebody under duress, you have to be really be inventive and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/with-war-and-famine-and-flood-and-special-effects-films-when-you-do/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [I loved Sherlock Holmes as a kid, but I remember being disappointed when he'd come up with these simple explanations for these complex mysteries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/i-loved-sherlock-holmes-as-a-kid-but-i-remember-being-disappointed/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [In 'The Way Back' survivors were all ordinary people, and that's the whole point, that's who I felt these people should be, and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/in-the-way-back-survivors-were-all-ordinary-people-and-that-s-the/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [There's almost a fear that if you understood too deeply the way you arrived at choices, you could become self-conscious. In any case, many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/there-s-almost-a-fear-that-if-you-understood-too-deeply-the-way-you/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [The smallest detail can contribute to the whole, I think particularly with emotion, you want it to be as authentic as it can, whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/the-smallest-detail-can-contribute-to-the-whole-i-think-particularly/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [Id love to have another film to go on to. Im in the mood to work. But I have to be patient, you know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/id-love-to-have-another-film-to-go-on-to-im-in-the-mood-to-work-but-i/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [I've become wary of interviews in which you're forced to go back over the reasons why you made certain decisions. You tend to rationalize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/i-ve-become-wary-of-interviews-in-which-you-re-forced-to-go-back-over/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [Normally as a director, you do look at other films and things that are relevant. But with this film, it became impossible because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/normally-as-a-director-you-do-look-at-other-films-and-things-that-are/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [I don't know if there will ever be an ideal way of selling an original picture. Because everything you're doing, you're inventing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/i-don-t-know-if-there-will-ever-be-an-ideal-way-of-selling-an/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [I always thought the editor should cut the film and so I'll come in and look at the movie. Just because that's the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/i-always-thought-the-editor-should-cut-the-film-and-so-i-ll-come-in/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [I'm not from a theatrical background where people do like to work it out on some stage space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/i-m-not-from-a-theatrical-background-where-people-do-like-to-work-it/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [It doesn't take any imagination at all to feel awed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/it-doesn-t-take-any-imagination-at-all-to-feel-awed/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [It was immediately apparent that it was full of tricky ingredients to balance. In fact, I found it very intriguing. What held me back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/it-was-immediately-apparent-that-it-was-full-of-tricky-ingredients-to/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) > [I became obsessed with the true stuff, and that led to shaping 'The Way Back' screenplay somewhat toward a minimalist style, to avoid free-hanging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/i-became-obsessed-with-the-true-stuff-and-that-led-to-shaping-the-way/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director-needs/peter-weir/#itemlist", "name": "1 Director Needs Quotes By Peter Weir", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In terms of how I work with actors, having worked so heavily on the script I have a very clear idea of the characters; they are reasonably well illustrated in the script. 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