Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor. Peter Jackson More Quotes by Peter Jackson More Quotes From Peter Jackson New Zealand is not a small country but a large village. Peter Jackson small-countriesvillagecountry I was bullied and regarded as little bit of an oddball myself. Peter Jackson oddballsbulliedlittles To get an Oscar would be an incredible moment in my career, there is no doubt about that. But the Lord of the Rings films are not made for Oscars, they are made for the audience. Peter Jackson careerswould-bedoubt 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 structured story and retain idiosyncrasy. Peter Jackson filmimportantstories Elijah can register such subtle emotion on his face that I loved doing close-ups on him. He really brings a superb emotional level to Frodo's scenes and although he is a very instinctive actor, we discussed the character thoroughly. Peter Jackson emotionalactorscharacter I think there's still a little bit of that 9 year-old in me and I'm pretty happy. Peter Jackson littlesyearsthinking The music in a film like this is as critical as anything because Kong is mute. He doesn't talk. Peter Jackson criticalmutefilm For a lot of my childhood, I didn't want to direct movies because I didn't really know what directing was. Peter Jackson childhoodknowswant To people in my industry I'm usually a guy that tries to generate his own projects and I remain very elusive when people try and attach me to big projects. Peter Jackson guytryingpeople There's a generation of children who don't like black and white movies. There's a level of impatience or intolerance. Peter Jackson generationsblack-and-whitechildren What is the truth is that every one of my films is a film that I'd love to go see, and I think that's very important because I always think it's a mistake to make movies for other people, or to make them for a demographic, or try to second guess an audience. Peter Jackson mistakepeoplethinking It's all about his determination. You never, ever, give up once you start something, once you're on the trail of something you don't stop and that's what you have to go through when you're making a movie too. Once the train's rolling, you have to stick with it. Peter Jackson rollinggiving-updetermination I just got to the point where I literally didn't want anyone else to do it. Peter Jackson want There's no real rules about what you do [while directing]; it's just you just use your instincts as to the pacing of a film and what is repetitive and what is the minimum amount you can get away with to tell the story, that scene didn't make it in. Peter Jackson realusestories And so I look back on not just the last ten years but everything that I've done as being sort of an ongoing growing continual film school. I mean I don't think I've got to a point where I've achieved anything that feels like, a particular milestone, but there's still a lot more to learn and hopefully a lot more films to make. Peter Jackson meanschoolthinking The director has to win, because you should never force a director to shoot something they don't believe in. Peter Jackson winningbelievedirectors I think that George Lucas' 'Star Wars' films are fantastic. What he's done, which I admire, is he has taken all the money and profit from those films and poured it into developing digital sound and surround sound, which we are using today. Peter Jackson starstakenwar I regard myself as being the final filter so everything that ends up in the movie is there because it's something that I think was cool. Peter Jackson filtersfinalsthinking I regard myself as an entertainer much more than an artist. Peter Jackson entertainersregardartist When you're casting a movie and when you're shooting a film, the eyes are the most important feature of any performer, really. Any great actor literally knows exactly how to use their eyes, and even as a filmmaker I love shooting huge close-ups because it's those eyes that mean so much to me. Peter Jackson importanteyemean
