Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it. Peter Jackson More Quotes by Peter Jackson More Quotes From Peter Jackson One of the best things about growing up in New Zealand is that if you are prepared to work hard and have faith in yourself, truly anything is possible. Peter Jackson bestyoufaithwork If justice is supposed to be fair, than any justice system you would hope is based on fairness. Peter Jackson youfairnesshopejustice 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 real. But when you're on stage, as an actor you're imagining the environment that you're in. Peter Jackson placeyousunrain If you're an only child, you spend a lot of time by yourself, and you develop a strong ability to entertain yourself, to conjure up fantasy. Peter Jackson yourselfchildyoutime We've all forgotten how to be original. Peter Jackson be-originaloriginalhowforgotten Once upon a time, sound was new technology. Peter Jackson newtechnologysoundtime I think 'Jaws' is a remarkable film. Peter Jackson i-thinkthinkfilmremarkable Critics in particular treat CGI as a virus that's infecting film. Peter Jackson virustreatcriticsfilm When you look at the original 'Paradise Lost' film, you see three kids who can't defend themselves, being persecuted in a medieval way - witchcraft, satanic worship. It was kind of primitive. Peter Jackson lookyouworshipway There was a great magazine in the '80s called 'Cinemagic' for home moviemakers who liked to do monster and special effects movies. It was like a magazine written just for me. Peter Jackson moviesgreatmehome As a filmmaker, you want nothing more than to have people say, 'I love your movie.' Peter Jackson nothingyoulovepeople It is now such a complex society in terms of media. It just comes at us from every direction. You kind of have to push it all away. Peter Jackson directionyoumediasociety You don't want to believe everything you read on the Internet. Peter Jackson youinternetwantbelieve Too often, you see film makers from other countries who have made interesting, original films, and then they come here and get homogenized into being hack Hollywood directors. I don't want to fall into that. Peter Jackson seeyouwantfall I'm always embarrassed by those rugby player autobiographies which get written by journalists. Peter Jackson getalwaysrugbyembarrassed I didn't want people to sit there and watch 10 minutes of film,and all they write about is 48 frames. Peter Jackson sitwritewantpeople My dad always told me that the principal reason he chose New Zealand to emigrate to after World War II was the high regard his father had for the Kiwis he encountered at Gallipoli. Peter Jackson mewarfatherworld Adapting a novel is not really about being faithful to every word and every moment the author has created. It's more about that same story being filtered through somebody else's sensibility. Peter Jackson morestorybeingmoment People regard CGI as a gimmick; they almost blame CGI for a bad story or a bad script. They talk about CGI as if it's responsible for a drop in standards. Peter Jackson storybadblamepeople Pre-preproduction is the tenuous time before a project is greenlit; before the studio commits to spending real money. This is the most vulnerable period for any film because it's the time when your project is most likely to be put into turnaround. That's film-speak for killed off. Peter Jackson yourmoneyrealtime
