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.

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The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.
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I was bullied and regarded as little bit of an oddball myself.
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Rivalry doesn't help anybody.
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What I don't like are pompous, pretentious movies.
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Everybody's life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant.
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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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Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it.
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For a lot of my childhood, I didn't want to direct movies because I didn't really know what directing was.
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I didn't want my kids having to pass through an airport named after their father.
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I mean, I didn't have a huge upbringing with movies, I guess.
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New Zealand is not a small country but a large village.
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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 of the first movies I ever saw was 'Batman,' based on the TV series with Adam West and Burt Ward.
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The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.
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The only thing about 3-D is the dullness of the image.
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The vast majority of the CGI budget is labor.
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