No film has captivated my imagination more than 'King Kong.' I'm making movies today because I saw this film when I was… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I've always tried to make movies that pull the audience out of their seats... I want audiences to be transported. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I think it's important that filmmakers look at the technology and figure out how to make the theatrical experience a little more… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I want to put everything I think I've learned about filmmaking and storytelling and put it to the test in other areas. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, you want nothing more than to have people say, 'I love your movie.' — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
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
I want to make a series of movies that run together, so if any crazy lunatic wants to watch them all in… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
I think everything that you do, you're learning. I mean, every movie that you make is like a film school; that's one… — 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
When you're directing, you're right at the coal face, always exhausted, often emotional - and I'll enjoy being a couple of steps… — 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
When you look at the original 'Paradise Lost' film, you see three kids who can't defend themselves, being persecuted in a medieval… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
When I was about 14, I got a splicing kit, which means you could chop up the film into little pieces and… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
It's almost like an optical illusion, 'The Hobbit.' You look at the book, and it is really thin, and you could make… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
In the old days, you cut out a scene that might've been a really great scene, and no one was ever going… — 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… — 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
Every time you do something, people are going to like it, people are going to hate it. You tend to make the… — 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 feel very lucky to be able to make movies in New Zealand, and I will always be grateful for the support… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
It's all about his determination. You never, ever, give up once you start something, once you're on the trail of something you… — 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
No matter how many great performances or exciting visuals we put together for the movie, we found that it was all somewhat… — 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… — 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
With the right movie, 3D can enhance the experience. Absolutely, it can make a good film a great film. It can make… — 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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