Peter Jackson quotes

Peter Jackson is a renowned New Zealand film director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for bringing "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies to the big screen. His innovative storytelling and groundbreaking visual effects have left a lasting mark on the film industry. He continues to inspire filmmakers and fantasy fans around the world. Here are 33 of his quotes:

I regard myself as an entertainer much more than an artist.

Peter Jackson

Remember, pain is temporary; film is forever.

Peter Jackson

Fantasy is an 'F' word that hopefully the five second delay won't do anything with.

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I'm a Derek and Dereks don't run.

Peter Jackson

New Zealand is not a small country but a large village.

Peter Jackson

The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.

Peter Jackson

I don't take stuff seriously. I saw 'Hellraiser 3' the other day at Cannes; it's OK, it's a good film, I didn't hate it or anything. I thought it was quite good, but it was all just so serious. Some guy walking round with pins sticking out of his face. I just can't sit there and think,'this is really scary.' If I made a 'Hellraiser' film, I'd like Pinhead to be whacked against a wall and have all the pins flattened into his face.

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Kong bites his head off in a PG13 kinda way.

Peter Jackson

What I don't like are pompous, pretentious movies.

Peter Jackson

I think one of the good things with that movie is that no one is expecting anything really.

Peter Jackson

Everything in the film business tends to be cyclic and hopefully this all drains itself out in a couple years and we'll be back into original stories again.

Peter Jackson

We always wanted to make more than one film. For starters, we made a decision at the very beginning that you could never do Lord of the Rings as one film, which a lot of people have tried to do. I think that's one of the reasons why it hasn't been made for 50 years, because there have been scripts written and there have been filmmakers that have tried to put it into one script and have failed.

Peter Jackson

Fantasy is a strange genre that has always been treated with huge suspicion and contempt by Hollywood, and certainly they lack confidence with fantasy.

Peter Jackson

I just think that we're living in a world where the technology is advancing so rapidly. You're having cameras that are capable of more and more - the resolution on cameras is jumping up.

Peter Jackson

In every house, when the curtains are drawn, there's a story going on, and you never get to hear... You get the public side of things, the happy, smiling, social activities.

Peter Jackson

The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.

Peter Jackson

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

I mean, I didn't have a huge upbringing with movies, I guess.

Peter Jackson

The only thing about 3-D is the dullness of the image.

Peter Jackson

Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea.

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I didn't want my kids having to pass through an airport named after their father.

Peter Jackson

I was bullied and regarded as little bit of an oddball myself.

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