I've had a lot of different responses to my films. I got a lot of support from 'The Piano,' the obvious one,… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated,… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
I think feature film can be quite conservative, because you have to now get audiences to come out, and it's quite a… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
The Piano Lesson' is very sophisticated, easily the most adult or complex material I've attempted. It's the first film I've written that… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
I think that three-act fundamentalism in film culture is a problem sometimes, because it's almost too obvious, or it's too expected. And… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters. — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
I had this spooky psychological thing about 'The Piano' before it began, which was how everybody was going to go nuts on… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
With 'Bright Star' and with 'The Piano,' too, I felt a kind of sadness about it being in such a different era,… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
I did this Super-8 film at art school called 'Tissues,' this black comedy about a family whose father has been arrested for… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
If you start with a good idea, you can encapsulate it in a phrase and explain it. I like high-concept films. Everyone… — 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 Image
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 Image
I think if it's interesting, it's interesting, and if it's not, it's not working. — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
