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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.

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Peter Jackson
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 31
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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.
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