In some ways Holy Smoke is about people's journey to the heart. Jane Campion More Quotes by Jane Campion More Quotes From Jane Campion I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population and gave birth to the whole world. Without them the rest [of the world] are not getting to know the whole story. Jane Campion womenfeministwriting 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 is what real women are about. I don't think that men see things wrong and women right, just that we do see things differently. Jane Campion womenmoviereal Because there is that sort of feeling that people don't know what to do with gaps in their lives. It's a scary notion, but actually, if you can stand in space just for a little while, a new door will open, or you'll be able to see in the dark after a while. You'll adjust. Jane Campion spacedarkdoors Women often postpone their lives, thinking that if they're not with a partner then it doesn't really count. They're still searching for their prince, in a way. And as much as we don't discuss that, because it's too embarrassing and too sad, I think it really does exist. Jane Campion doewaythinking 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 to become real, they have to be played on your senses. Jane Campion moonrealideas 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 have me to look at, they wouldn't be able to put the make-up on. Jane Campion mirrorsdirectorspeople It's harder being a woman director because on the whole women don't have husbands or boyfriends who are willing to be wives Jane Campion wifehusbanddirectors 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 lack of experience with the era. And one of the ways I'd get over it is to remind myself that every film, even if it's contemporary, creates its own world. Jane Campion pianosadnessstars I think if it's interesting, it's interesting, and if it's not, it's not working. Jane Campion ifsinterestingthinking Only when you are relaxed can you see what's going on. Jane Campion relaxed 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 zone, but you love it, you can't do it as cinema. Otherwise, you better go do it for television, which is more daring now. Jane Campion cinemastoriestelevision 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 corrupting is wanting to be more important. You want to be more arty - you get your identity from that. Or you get your identity out of making more money. Jane Campion careersimportantidentity I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters. Jane Campion playfuncharacter That's just how I see things on a base level: there's so much going on. Or at least I like to have that feeling. It's part of being interested in notions of reality apart from storytelling. I don't know if it has something to do with having an art school education, which makes you aware of the way visuals speak, or makes you trust them more. Jane Campion realityartschool I feel that directors at times are like the janitors on the set. I am the secretary, I am the organizer, I am the maid, and I ask if they have eaten or rested. The best things are always out of your control. It's those moments that surpass the imagination that are thrilling. Jane Campion maidsimaginationdirectors But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you don't have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem. Jane Campion responsibilitygivingthinking I think this is interesting, us human creatures are capable of love, and it's a very powerful emotion. It also can go awfully wrong. Jane Campion powerfulinterestingthinking There is a different kind of vulnerability when a woman is directing Jane Campion different-kindsdifferentkind Performers are so vulnerable. They're frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where it's warm, where it's OK to fail - a kind of home, I suppose. Jane Campion hometryingdirectors I think the whole tension about romanticism is the way it builds and builds, and the moment it's consummated, the tension's over. Jane Campion momentswaythinking
