The entertainment options for young people are a lot broader now, and the quality of films is slumping a little bit. Peter Jackson bitebroadentertainment Change image and share on social
Where film is infinitely superior to any other medium is emotion and story and character. Peter Jackson characteremotionfilm Change image and share on social
Buster Keaton's 'The General,' from 1927, I think is still one of the great films of all time. Peter Jackson bustfilmgeneral Change image and share on social
There was a great magazine in the '80s called 'Cinemagic' for home moviemakers who liked to do monster and special effects movies. It was like a magazine written just for me. Peter Jackson 80scallcinemagic Change image and share on social
It's almost like an optical illusion, 'The Hobbit.' You look at the book, and it is really thin, and you could make a relatively thin film as well. What I mean by that is that you could race through the story at the speed that Tolkien does. Peter Jackson bookfilmhobbit share on social
'Heavenly Creatures' was really the idea of Fran Walsh. It was a very famous New Zealand murder case, but not one that people knew much about. Peter Jackson casecreaturefamous Change image and share on social
The Tolkien estate owns the writings of Professor Tolkien. 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' were sold by Professor Tolkien in the late '60s, the film rights. Peter Jackson 60sestatefilm Change image and share on social
I don't have an anti-Hollywood feeling. It's just I'm a New Zealander. I was born in New Zealand, and it's where my house is, and my family goes to school there. My interest is to remain in my homeland and make films. I don't really want to relocate myself to other countries in the world to work. Peter Jackson antibearcountry share on social
While you're finding evidence of innocence, you also find evidence that points to other people. Peter Jackson evidencefindinnocence Change image and share on social
I didn't want people to sit there and watch 10 minutes of film,and all they write about is 48 frames. Peter Jackson filmframeminute Change image and share on social