Film Quotes by Niki Caro

8 Film quotes by Niki Caro

Niki Caro’s eight brief comments on film echo her director’s focus on strong characters and visual poise. This compact set gives a clear sense of her thoughtful approach to movies.

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You know, what is so curious about being a director is that you never get on anybody else's set and see how…

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There's so many movies, they're just like fast food you consume them and you can't even remember what you just ate. I…

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Whale Rider' was a very authentic and specific movie about the indigenous culture from where I come. Amazingly, by the fact it…

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It's a privilege to tell stories on film. It can be a great community to live a professional life. All of us…

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A film like 'Whale Rider' is equally truthful, perhaps more so, to the Maori experience; Maori people respond to 'Whale Rider' because…

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With every film I've made, 'Whale Rider' included, I've had a vision that was far bigger than the budget allowed.

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Sense of place is really big for me - as a filmmaker and as an audience member, it's huge.

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I never want to impose my will on a community because even though I am the director of the movie, I can't…

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I recognised that femininity and strength are not mutually exclusive, and I think that femininity has often been equated with weakness, but we know…

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I'm not at my house storyboarding, and telling them they need to move from A to B, 'Move here and then there.' Never, ever!…

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I don't see myself as a crusading feminist filmmaker. Not at all. I have the luxury of coming from New Zealand and I've had…

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Fundamentally, the way I work is exactly the same whether I'm making 'Whale Rider' or 'Mulan'. And those two stories are somewhat similar. They…

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Martial arts are inherently both incredibly impressive and incredibly beautiful. And that's my female nature, maybe, and my instinct, to make things beautiful.

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I blew up the mine in 'North Country'. It was about a kilometer long. I was so nervous that I'd do it wrong that…

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As far as people getting into the industry and creative roles as writers and directors, I would say that technology is on your side,…

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In all cases, I will always hire the best person for the job, and it just so happens that many of those are women.

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The problem for me, with most movies for children, is that the filmmakers make the mistake of making it too simplistic. Where a child's…

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When I was starting out I was way too scared to ask real directors how to do it or ask for advice, I'm really…

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If you look at my body of work, which is not very big, really, it took an evolutionary leap with 'The Zookeeper's Wife'.

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I made 'Whale Rider', I saw that to be specific and authentic is to be universal, and I've continued to work in an identical…

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When I made 'Whale Rider' - of course, I'm not Maori and have no business, as a white girl, telling people how to be…

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I do commit really, really passionately. It's why I only work every five years. It's exhausting.

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You know, what is so curious about being a director is that you never get on anybody else's set and see how they do…

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