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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

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Peter Jackson
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 31
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You shouldn't think of these movies as being 'The Lord of the Rings.' The Lord of the Rings is, and always will be, a wonderful book - one of the greatest ever written. Any films will only ever be an INTERPRETATION of the book. In this case my interpretation.
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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.
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Most directors prefer to direct everything themselves. I thought I could on Lord Of The Rings, but very quickly found out that the sheer scale prevented it.
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Rivalry doesn't help anybody.
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It's interesting how the frame rate actually changes the perception of the 3D as well as making it more comfortable to watch.
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Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.
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There's a generation of children who don't like black and white movies. There's a level of impatience or intolerance.
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As a filmmaker, you are going to manipulate the character as you need to make the scenes work.
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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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One does not simply walk into Mordor.
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In an ideal world the script is written lean and tight and therefore there are no scenes left on the cuttring room floor and therefore no extended edition.
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Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it.
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Writing a screen play with a group of collaborators is like the Lennon McCartney collaboration .... sometimes one or two people do more than others on certain parts of the process and vice versa.
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[While shooting close-ups] you study real eyes, you study how the light reflects in them, you study the back of the eye, you study the way irises reflect emotion. You go into great scientific detail.
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I am a big Dragon fan. I've said it before- And I was fortunate enough to be born a Dragon in the Chinese Horocope.
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The director has to win, because you should never force a director to shoot something they don't believe in.
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I think that you can treat a classic like a museum piece -stuffed and mounted- or you can make it a living, breathing narrative that is unfolding right then and there.
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The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.
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Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay small acts of kindness and love.
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New Zealand is not used to wealth. In America wealth is kind of a thing of pride. Here it's the opposite. The more you've got, the bigger the target you are.
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