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Film Quotes by Peter Jackson

71 Film quotes by Peter Jackson

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Peter Jackson sees film as a powerful weapon that needs careful use. He talks about the need for structure, even in unexpected places, and about how directors must channel many ideas into one clear story. He also notes that modern entertainment is broader but sometimes lower in quality, and he was skeptical about turning a theme‑park ride into a movie.

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It's not a happy time when a film drops dead on your doorstep.

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I think 'Jaws' is a remarkable film.

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Anything you can imagine, you can put on film.

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I'm thinking about doing a First World War film.

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I hope one day that I'll get to make another horror film; I'd love to.

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I don't really want to make a stylized film or anything too surreal.

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So many film makers are scared of visual effects - which is no crime.

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Remember, pain is temporary; film is forever.

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No film has captivated my imagination more than 'King Kong.' I'm making movies today because I saw this film when I was…

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To be an original is probably the hardest quality to find if you're a young filmmaker.

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Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it.

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I think it's important that filmmakers look at the technology and figure out how to make the theatrical experience a little more…

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I've always tried to make movies that pull the audience out of their seats... I want audiences to be transported.

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I want to put everything I think I've learned about filmmaking and storytelling and put it to the test in other areas.

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As a filmmaker, you want nothing more than to have people say, 'I love your movie.'

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I watch 'Goodfellas,' and suddenly it frees me up entirely; it reminds me of what great film directing is all about.

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When you're directing, you're right at the coal face, always exhausted, often emotional - and I'll enjoy being a couple of steps…

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If you're a filmmaker, and every time you finish a film, you just naturally go, 'Oh, I could have done so much…

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When I was about 14, I got a splicing kit, which means you could chop up the film into little pieces and…

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Too often, you see film makers from other countries who have made interesting, original films, and then they come here and get…

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When you look at the original 'Paradise Lost' film, you see three kids who can't defend themselves, being persecuted in a medieval…

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Structure is important in film, but there's often structure to be found in the most unlikely of places! It's quite possible to…

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In the old days, you cut out a scene that might've been a really great scene, and no one was ever going…

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It's almost like an optical illusion, 'The Hobbit.' You look at the book, and it is really thin, and you could make…

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We're human beings, and we want stories. We're always going to be entertained and have our emotions touched by humanity and by…

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I find that in the process of making a film you're constantly discovering things that you never even imagined would work at…

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And so I look back on not just the last ten years but everything that I've done as being sort of an…

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When you're casting a movie and when you're shooting a film, the eyes are the most important feature of any performer, really.…

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As a filmmaker, I believe in trying to make movies that invite the audience to be part of the film; in other…

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Critics in particular treat CGI as a virus that's infecting film.

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The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.

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The entertainment options for young people are a lot broader now, and the quality of films is slumping a little bit.

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I think that's the job of a director really, to sort of funnel all the creativity into one centralized point of being.

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Once the film is out and a lot of people are seeing it, it becomes almost owned by the cinemagoers of the…

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I never overtly analyse my own movies, I don't think that's my job to do that. I just muddle through and do…

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Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.

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The music in a film like this is as critical as anything because Kong is mute. He doesn't talk.

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The director has to win, because you should never force a director to shoot something they don't believe in.

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We had to get past the mechanical film age to be able to explore other things, but it will be interesting.

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Where film is infinitely superior to any other medium is emotion and story and character.

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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,…

The only thing about 3-D is the dullness of the image.

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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…

Strategically, horror films are a good way to start your career. You can get a lot of impact with very little.

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'Bad Taste' was - it was, in many respects, my sort of, my, I guess, my single-minded desire to want to break into the…

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…

I always have had a slightly jaundiced view about people who promote books about themselves.

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…

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…

Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.

I remember when I was - I must've been 17 or 18 years old - I remember 'The Empire Strikes Back' had a big…

I love collaborating with people.