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Peter Jackson Quotes

The entertainment options for young people are a lot broader now, and the quality of films is slumping a little bit Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I remember when I was - I must’ve been 17 or 18 years old - I remember ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ had a big cliffhanger ending, and it was, like, three years before the next one came out Picture Quote #1

The music in a film like this is as critical as anything because Kong is mute. He doesn’t talk Picture Quote #1

I hope one day that I’ll get to make another horror film; I’d love to Picture Quote #1

People sort of accuse Tolkien of not being good with female characters, and I think that Eowyn actually proves that to be wrong to some degree. Eowyn is actually a strong female character, and she’s a surprisingly modern character, considering who Tolkien actually was sort of a stuffy English professor in the 1930s and 40s Picture Quote #1

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The cameo I did in ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ was I was in the street of Bree, and I was eating a carrot Picture Quote #1

I used to send away for eight-minute Super 8 movies of various Ray Harryhausen scenes advertised on the back of ‘Famous Monsters of Filmland’ magazine Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Temeraire’ is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love - fantasy and historical epic Picture Quote #1

There’s a generation of children who don’t like black and white movies. There’s a level of impatience or intolerance Picture Quote #1

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No film has captivated my imagination more than ‘King Kong.’ I’m making movies today because I saw this film when I was 9 years old Picture Quote #1

Everybody’s life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant Picture Quote #1

Film is such a powerful medium. It’s like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Fantasy is an ‘F’ word that hopefully the five second delay won’t do anything with Picture Quote #1

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Aragorn: Gentlemen! We do not stop ‘til nightfall. Pippin: But what about breakfast? Aragorn: You’ve already had it. Pippin: We’ve had one, yes. But what about second breakfast? [Aragorn stares at him, then walks off.] Merry: Don’t think he knows about second breakfast, Pip. Pippin: What about elevensies? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn’t he? Merry: I wouldn’t count on it Pip Picture Quote #1

If I’m lucky enough to be involved in the Academy Awards in the future, I’ll just let people make up their decision without being involved in any politics. Because it shouldn’t involve that Picture Quote #1

If you take ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ as books, one is written for children, and one is an adult’s book Picture Quote #1

Continuing advances in stem cell medicine will change all of our lives for the better Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The producers of ‘The Hobbit’ take the welfare of all animals very seriously and have always pursued the highest standard of care for animals in their charge Picture Quote #1

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Bad Taste’ was - it was, in many respects, my sort of, my, I guess, my single-minded desire to want to break into the film industry when New Zealand didn’t really have a film industry to break into Picture Quote #1

I think that’s the job of a director really - to sort of funnel all the creativity into one centralized point of being Picture Quote #1

The theatrical versions are the definitive versions. I regard the extended cuts as being a novelty for the fans that really want to see the extra material Picture Quote #1

Being honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside the names of some of my childhood heroes is slightly surreal and incredibly awesome Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I just got tired of being overweight and unfit, so I changed my diet from hamburgers to yogurt and muesli, and it seems to work Picture Quote #1

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The entertainment options for young people are a lot broader now, and the quality of films is slumping a little bit. (Peter Jackson Quotes) 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 Quotes) I remember when I was - I must’ve been 17 or 18 years old - I remember ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ had a big cliffhanger ending, and it was, like, three years before the next one came out. (Peter Jackson Quotes) The music in a film like this is as critical as anything because Kong is mute. He doesn’t talk. (Peter Jackson Quotes) I hope one day that I’ll get to make another horror film; I’d love to (Peter Jackson Quotes) People sort of accuse Tolkien of not being good with female characters, and I think that Eowyn actually proves that to be wrong to some degree. Eowyn is actually a strong female character, and she’s a surprisingly modern character, considering who Tolkien actually was sort of a stuffy English professor in the 1930s and 40s. (Peter Jackson Quotes) The cameo I did in ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ was I was in the street of Bree, and I was eating a carrot. (Peter Jackson Quotes) I used to send away for eight-minute Super 8 movies of various Ray Harryhausen scenes advertised on the back of ‘Famous Monsters of Filmland’ magazine. (Peter Jackson Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Temeraire’ is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love - fantasy and historical epic. (Peter Jackson Quotes) There’s a generation of children who don’t like black and white movies. There’s a level of impatience or intolerance. (Peter Jackson Quotes) No film has captivated my imagination more than ‘King Kong.’ I’m making movies today because I saw this film when I was 9 years old (Peter Jackson Quotes) Everybody’s life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant (Peter Jackson Quotes) Film is such a powerful medium. It’s like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor (Peter Jackson Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Fantasy is an ‘F’ word that hopefully the five second delay won’t do anything with (Peter Jackson Quotes) Aragorn: Gentlemen! We do not stop ‘til nightfall. Pippin: But what about breakfast? Aragorn: You’ve already had it. Pippin: We’ve had one, yes. But what about second breakfast? [Aragorn stares at him, then walks off.] Merry: Don’t think he knows about second breakfast, Pip. Pippin: What about elevensies? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn’t he? Merry: I wouldn’t count on it Pip (Peter Jackson Quotes) If I’m lucky enough to be involved in the Academy Awards in the future, I’ll just let people make up their decision without being involved in any politics. Because it shouldn’t involve that (Peter Jackson Quotes) If you take ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ as books, one is written for children, and one is an adult’s book. (Peter Jackson Quotes) Continuing advances in stem cell medicine will change all of our lives for the better (Peter Jackson Quotes) 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 Quotes) The producers of ‘The Hobbit’ take the welfare of all animals very seriously and have always pursued the highest standard of care for animals in their charge. (Peter Jackson Quotes) Bad Taste’ was - it was, in many respects, my sort of, my, I guess, my single-minded desire to want to break into the film industry when New Zealand didn’t really have a film industry to break into. (Peter Jackson Quotes) I think that’s the job of a director really - to sort of funnel all the creativity into one centralized point of being. (Peter Jackson Quotes) The theatrical versions are the definitive versions. I regard the extended cuts as being a novelty for the fans that really want to see the extra material. (Peter Jackson Quotes) Being honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside the names of some of my childhood heroes is slightly surreal and incredibly awesome. (Peter Jackson Quotes) 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 Quotes) I just got tired of being overweight and unfit, so I changed my diet from hamburgers to yogurt and muesli, and it seems to work. (Peter Jackson Quotes)

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