The industry has to have the audience in order to make these films. So it’s a serious thing – how do you get people to leave their houses and go to the theater? – Peter Jackson
If you’re a filmmaker, and every time you finish a film, you just naturally go, ‘Oh, I could have done so much better,’ that’s not much fun, is it, really? You might as well go pick another profession if that really is how you derive satisfaction from it. – Peter Jackson
I always have had a slightly jaundiced view about people who promote books about themselves. – Peter Jackson
If you take ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ as books, one is written for children, and one is an adult’s book. – Peter Jackson
When I worked as a newspaper photo engraver in the only job I ever had, many years ago, I’d get the train home to Pukerua Bay where I was staying with my parents. An hour ride, 16 stops, and almost always, I’d have automatic wake-up, seconds before we pulled into my station. – Peter Jackson
I remember when I was – I must’ve been 17 or 18 years old – I remember ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ had a big cliffhanger ending, and it was, like, three years before the next one came out. – Peter Jackson
I am not anti-media at all. But the media, the news anywhere in the world, is based on drama. – Peter Jackson
Pre-preproduction is the tenuous time before a project is greenlit; before the studio commits to spending real money. This is the most vulnerable period for any film because it’s the time when your project is most likely to be put into turnaround. That’s film-speak for killed off. – Peter Jackson
We’re human beings, and we want stories. We’re always going to be entertained and have our emotions touched by humanity and by things that we recognize in our own lives. So whilst every now and again we’ll be happy to watch a bubblegum film, it’s never gonna be the only things that get made. – Peter Jackson
If justice is supposed to be fair, than any justice system you would hope is based on fairness. – Peter Jackson
Obviously, with a CGI character, you’re building a character in much the same way as a real creature is built. You build the bones, the skeletons, the muscles. You put layers of fat on. You put a layer of skin on which has to have a translucency, depending on what the character is. – Peter Jackson
One of the first movies I ever saw was ‘Batman,’ based on the TV series with Adam West and Burt Ward. – Peter Jackson
While you’re finding evidence of innocence, you also find evidence that points to other people. – Peter Jackson
I thought that there might be something unsatisfying about directing two Tolkien movies after ‘Lord of the Rings.’ I’d be trying to compete with myself and deliberately doing things differently. – Peter Jackson
People regard CGI as a gimmick; they almost blame CGI for a bad story or a bad script. They talk about CGI as if it’s responsible for a drop in standards. – Peter Jackson
Obviously, movies, you’re often on location, out in the rain or the sun, in a real place where the trees and the cars are real. But when you’re on stage, as an actor you’re imagining the environment that you’re in. – Peter Jackson
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. – Peter Jackson
The producers of ‘The Hobbit’ take the welfare of all animals very seriously and have always pursued the highest standard of care for animals in their charge. – Peter Jackson
