All Jane Campion Quotes
- 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 hermit… Cut
- There was a big drive when I was at art school to make you aware of the economy of meaning - after all, this was… Able
- When I read Andrew Motion's biography, I wept. It's something about the purity of the story and how fresh it was because of the love… Andrew
- With 'Bright Star' and with 'The Piano,' too, I felt a kind of sadness about it being in such a different era, because of my… Bright
- There are some things that are real, that you can see, that you can observe, like the moon, and grass and things. But for ideas… Become Real
- And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, it's just… Been
- Women today are dealing with both their independence and also the fact that their lives are built around finding and satisfying the romantic models we… Around Finding
- One of the things we learn in movies directed by men is what the 'fantasy woman' is. What we learn in movies directed by women… Differently
- In some ways Holy Smoke is about people's journey to the heart. Heart
- What I have learned from my work up to now, is to try to be open, but also protect myself by not letting the good… Evil
- 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 it's not the… Act
- I'm a much better filmmaker than painter. But studying it did make me visually acute and taught me lessons like being economic: Say something once… Acute
- A message I've been telling myself: the cinema is very conservative, and unless you have a story that satisfies you, that is within the unchallenging… Been
- 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 I… Acted
- Eight years ago, I was drawn into Keats's world by Andrew Motion's biography. Soon I was reading back and forth between Keats's letters and his… Ago
- For me, being a director is about watching, not about telling people what to do. Or maybe it's like being a mirror; if they didn't… Able
- I didn't like England. I couldn't take the look of the place or the style of friendship. I need more intimacy from people than is… Big
- I don't belong to any clubs, and I dislike club mentality of any kind, even feminism - although I do relate to the purpose and… Any
- I had this spooky psychological thing about 'The Piano' before it began, which was how everybody was going to go nuts on the set. Because… Began
- I love it when actors come to you with a problem and you have to listen. You'd like them to just get on with it,… Actor
- I seem to have been able to make a career out of doing what I feel like doing, so why not keep doing it? What's… Able
- I think feature film can be quite conservative, because you have to now get audiences to come out, and it's quite a hard thing to… Audience
- I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when you… Criticism
- 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 feels… Alive
- If you start with a good idea, you can encapsulate it in a phrase and explain it. I like high-concept films. Everyone can get hold… All