--- title: "12 Lord Rings Quotes By Peter Jackson" description: "12 Lord Rings quotes by Peter Jackson. Plus more from Peter Jackson and more Lord Rings sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/peter-jackson-1771_fantasy_i-never-dreamed-in-a-million-years-that_2142110.jpg" --- > [I never dreamed in a million years that 'The Lord of the Rings' would be nominated for an Oscar. Those types of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/i-never-dreamed-in-a-million-years-that-the-lord-of-the-rings-would/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/peter-jackson-1771_fantasy_i-never-dreamed-in-a-million-years-that_2142110.jpg) > [The Beatles once approached Stanley Kubrick to do 'The Lord Of The Rings.' This was before Tolkien sold the rights. They approached…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/the-beatles-once-approached-stanley-kubrick-to-do-the-lord-of-the/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/peter-jackson-1771_beatles_the-beatles-once-approached-stanley-kubr_680215.jpg) > [It is a wonderful acknowledgment of what has been a six-year journey to make and release this first film in 'The Lord…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/it-is-a-wonderful-acknowledgment-of-what-has-been-a-six-year-journey/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34d/peter-jackson-1771_acknowledgment_it-is-a-wonderful-acknowledgment-of-what_246829.jpg) > [If you take 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' as books, one is written for children, and one is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/if-you-take-the-hobbit-and-the-lord-of-the-rings-as-books-one-is/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/peter-jackson-1771_adult_if-you-take-the-hobbit-and-the-lord-of-t_2689294.jpg) > [Most directors prefer to direct everything themselves. I thought I could on Lord Of The Rings, but very quickly found out that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/most-directors-prefer-to-direct-everything-themselves-i-thought-i/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/peter-jackson-1771_cinema_most-directors-prefer-to-direct-everythi_1496821.jpg) > [The Tolkien estate owns the writings of Professor Tolkien. 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' were sold by Professor Tolkien…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/the-tolkien-estate-owns-the-writings-of-professor-tolkien-the-hobbit/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/peter-jackson-1771_film_the-tolkien-estate-owns-the-writings-of_1305250.jpg) > [There are a couple of locations in 'The Hobbit' that are shared with 'Lord of the Rings.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/there-are-a-couple-of-locations-in-the-hobbit-that-are-shared-with/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/peter-jackson-1771_couple_there-are-a-couple-of-locations-in-the-h_1780372.jpg) > [To get an Oscar would be an incredible moment in my career, there is no doubt about that. But the 'Lord of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/to-get-an-oscar-would-be-an-incredible-moment-in-my-career-there-is/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/peter-jackson-1771_audience_to-get-an-oscar-would-be-an-incredible-m_594330.jpg) > [You shouldn't think of these movies as being 'The Lord of the Rings.' The Lord of the Rings is, and always will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/you-shouldn-t-think-of-these-movies-as-being-the-lord-of-the-rings/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/peter-jackson-1771_book_you-shouldn-t-think-of-these-movies-as-b_43964.jpg) > [I thought that there might be something unsatisfying about directing two Tolkien movies after 'Lord of the Rings.' I'd be trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/i-thought-that-there-might-be-something-unsatisfying-about-directing/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d30/peter-jackson-1771_doing-things_i-thought-that-there-might-be-something_3220802.jpg) > ['The Lord of the Rings,' published in the mid-1950s, was intended as a prehistory to our own world. It was perceived by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/the-lord-of-the-rings-published-in-the-mid-1950s-was-intended-as-a/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/peter-jackson-1771_god_the-lord-of-the-rings-published-in-the-m_992580.jpg) > [I first read 'The Lord of the Rings' as an adolescent. It's a dense novel, a sprawling, complex monster of a book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/i-first-read-the-lord-of-the-rings-as-an-adolescent-it-s-a-dense/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/peter-jackson-1771_book_i-first-read-the-lord-of-the-rings-as-an_739257.jpg) ## Other authors on Lord Rings ## More by Peter Jackson > [It's not a happy time when a film drops dead on your doorstep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/it-s-not-a-happy-time-when-a-film-drops-dead-on-your-doorstep/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/i-don-t-have-an-anti-hollywood-feeling-it-s-just-i-m-a-new-zealander/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [The only thing about 3-D is the dullness of the image.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/the-only-thing-about-3-d-is-the-dullness-of-the-image/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/you-shouldn-t-think-of-these-movies-as-being-the-lord-of-the-rings/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/it-s-one-thing-to-support-your-kid-but-if-you-have-an-interest-in/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [Strategically, horror films are a good way to start your career. You can get a lot of impact with very little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/strategically-horror-films-are-a-good-way-to-start-your-career-you/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/to-his-ex-wife-in-court-he-said-i-lost-interest-in-you-when-the-botox/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > ['Bad Taste' was - it was, in many respects, my sort of, my, I guess, my single-minded desire to want to break into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/bad-taste-was-it-was-in-many-respects-my-sort-of-my-i-guess-my-single/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/to-me-fantasy-should-be-as-real-as-possible-i-don-t-buy-into-the/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [I always have had a slightly jaundiced view about people who promote books about themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/i-always-have-had-a-slightly-jaundiced-view-about-people-who-promote/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/obviously-movies-you-re-often-on-location-out-in-the-rain-or-the-sun/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/structure-is-important-in-film-but-there-s-often-structure-to-be/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/film-is-such-a-powerful-medium-it-s-like-a-weapon-and-i-think-you/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [I remember when I was - I must've been 17 or 18 years old - I remember 'The Empire Strikes Back' had a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/i-remember-when-i-was-i-must-ve-been-17-or-18-years-old-i-remember/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [I love collaborating with people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/i-love-collaborating-with-people/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lord-rings/peter-jackson/#itemlist", "name": "12 Lord Rings Quotes By Peter Jackson", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never dreamed in a million years that 'The Lord of the Rings' would be nominated for an Oscar. 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