Peter Jackson
Related I became passionate about nature filmmaking when I graduated from UCLA, and one of the things I alwa... LOUIE SCHWARTZBERG I think I've matured to a great extent. I think that I want different things now. That it's ... EMILIO ESTEVEZ DEYTH BANGER GEORGE FOREMAN FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA ADAM SCOTT Every good war film, if you want to use that phrase - I don't think it's a good phrase, but ... MICHAEL CIMINO RYAN GOSLING JULIA ROBERTS I did the whole rock and roll thing that's coming up. I think you're going to enjoy that! &#... GARRET DILLAHUNT GREG BEHRENDT One of the great things about a TV series is that it's different to a movie - in a movie you obv... DYLAN WALSH Every film for every actor is a make-or-break film. I believe every film has the power to break you ... ABHISHEK BACHCHAN One of the things that I love about voiceover is that it's a situation where - because you'r... MARK HAMILL GRAYDON CARTER As animation directors, you're the first one on the film; you're the last one off, and you g... BYRON HOWARD I think it's particularly stupid that filmmakers have traditionally said, 'Yeah, I like base... D. B. SWEENEY Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It's l... SEBASTIAN VETTEL I think that's what's great about being an actress is you get to learn so many different thi... JAIME KING OLIVIA THIRLBY SOPHIA BUSH WHIT STILLMAN ALEXA CHUNG All the things you put off, like learning to play the piano or leaning a different language? You'... LESLIE MANN I believe that you can always learn from observation. TAMARA TUNIE DAVID CRONENBERG KRISTEN STEWART The one mistake you must never make is to agree to make a film or sign on to film that you don't... PAUL GREENGRASS One of the things about jail that's weird is that you're sent to a place where you're su... LANE GARRISON One of the things that I find so exciting about life is that you're constantly surprised. You ne... JEFF BRIDGES JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN KERI RUSSELL All directors make films in individual ways. But the classical kind of view of filmmaking is that yo... PAUL GREENGRASS I've always looked at filmmaking as a lifestyle. There is no decision of when you go to work. It... BALTASAR KORMAKUR I think everything you do, whether it's low budget things when you're first starting out or ... DUNCAN JONES SHIA LABEOUF Taking chances is my job; some will connect and some won't, and certain films find their audienc... TOM MCCARTHY JULIANNE MOORE Seeing your baby in pain and seeing them crying and that sort of thing, and you're tired, and yo... DANIEL BRYAN ELISABETH SHUE I know it's a film and all of that, and it's a Hollywood film, but it kind of feels like thi... PATRICK MARBER A movie like 'The Apartment' is beautifully directed, but you can't put your finger on w... JOHN HAMBURG LILLY SINGH I learned that you can make a sci-fi film that is satisfying overseas. European people have everythi... MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ DADA BHAGWAN CHRIS PINE JODI PICOULT To be a director, you have to think you're the best. Ever since I went to film school, I imagine... JONATHAN LEVINE 'Kung Fu' was never cancelled; I just left. I decided I had enough of it, and I thought I sh... DAVID CARRADINE I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it's real, and you're r... JAMIE BELL You kind of forget he's Peter Jackson in a way because he's so normal; he's lovely. It&#... ADAM BROWN STEVE CARELL JAMES WAN JENNY AGUTTER JULIE ANDREWS DEYTH BANGER I've realized that what you think of when you make a 'big movie,' if it's actually a... EMILE HIRSCH I believe that any art communicates what you're in the mood to receive. LARRY RIVERS I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done ... AL ALVAREZ SCOTT ADKINS AMIT RAY HALIMA ADEN MINNIE DRIVER It's funny how you get a bit older and become more accepting of things. When you're in your ... JAMIE DORNAN I think there's a difference when you make fun of yourself and your own behavior, and when you d... PATRICIA HEATON GEORGE CLOONEY I believe that you are only in control of so much. So whatever you are not in control of you can'... ELIZABETH OLSEN GABRIEL MANN If you do things to the limit, and don't purposely go over that limit, then I think it's fin... MICHAEL SCHUMACHER The thing is when you play a character it's the persona you bring across from a book to film, or... ALEX PETTYFER There are things you do when you're writing that are so fun to do it's almost like they'... CHAD HARBACH I internalize everything, keep everything inside. I'm not used to spilling my guts, and when you... DAVE BAUTISTA I think that one of the beautiful things about theatre - and a place like 'Powerhouse' - is ... THOMAS KAIL I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them. DANA PERINO FRANCES MCDORMAND ANG LEE There's just certain things you don't think about to enjoy a film. Bullets in space are one ... MAGGIE GRACE I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting... NATALIE ZEA Sometimes you think about the job that we, as actors, do. I take it very seriously, and I care very ... CHARLIE COX I like playing with that space between laughter and discomfort where your discomfort can also make y... HARI KONDABOLU MAGGIE SMITH AVICII GRAHAM MOORE The movie business is not about the money. Of course, you need money to make the movie. If you have ... MARJANE SATRAPI ADAM SANDLER I think once you get it in your head, that you're not going to do anything bigger, you just do t... BILLY BOYD DREW GODDARD KATRINA KAIF YO-YO MA STEVEN SPIELBERG DEYTH BANGER AARON SORKIN BRUCE FEIRSTEIN RICKY JAY I long for an audience. I ache for it. I think that's one of the hardest things about the televi... BRIDGET REGAN Every day that you're on set is a new day to learn something. Every time you're there, there... ISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT It's funny because I think, as a general rule, that people seem to think that if you do lots of ... DEV HYNES KATHRYN BIGELOW LORENZO DI BONAVENTURA ADAM SANDLER
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PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to. PETER JACKSON Jay-Z is as politically correct as some of the politicians. He's safe. There's points when y... CURTIS JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time. CURTIS JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON I'm still learnin'. I pick up something from every performer I watch. WANDA JACKSON And it wasn't until '84 when I was first asked to come to Sweden and do an album and concert... WANDA JACKSON If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it. WANDA JACKSON I have eighteen titles in the German language. I had a number one song in 1965. WANDA JACKSON I learned so much about recording and about singing on records from Ken Nelson. WANDA JACKSON I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them. WANDA JACKSON I loved Carl Perkins, Jerry lee Lewis... not only were they personal friends. WANDA JACKSON But, we didn't have all the media that we do today. WANDA JACKSON There wasn't so many ISSUES like there are today. It was a simpler time. WANDA JACKSON I have some of the old videos of my performances on it. WANDA JACKSON On that show, I did country and some rock, too, whatever record I had out at the time, I'd sing ... WANDA JACKSON None of the other guys in the band really sang, so that's when I brought Roy Clark in. WANDA JACKSON Getting comments like that from even the young people at the shows who probably aren't singers, ... WANDA JACKSON So, it's nice to know that you've inspired someone to do their life's work. WANDA JACKSON Right, different generations come along, and discover the music, I think. WANDA JACKSON If I needed to record, I'd head to the coast or Nashville, one or the other. WANDA JACKSON Well, I didn't really have a plan. I just wanted a hit. WANDA JACKSON You could have a hit in California that no one had heard of in Oklahoma. WANDA JACKSON You know, no one steered people's careers in those days, I don't think, like they do today. WANDA JACKSON It really is, to see that this kind of music is still so popular. WANDA JACKSON Yeah, they let me do whatever I wanted to. WANDA JACKSON I enjoyed listening to it, but I didn't think I could do it. WANDA JACKSON As I go back and listen, the other girls weren't singing quite like I was. WANDA JACKSON They're dressing like in the 50's when they come out to the shows, and many of them have vin... WANDA JACKSON It seems like the good things that have happened in my career are things that you don't try to p... WANDA JACKSON I didn't realize how many true Rockabilly fans there were here in America. WANDA JACKSON I think the reason they cast me as the good girls is because they couldn't find any in Hollywood... VICTORIA JACKSON Maybe I'll learn how, but the only thing I can do is turn down parts that would hurt my conscien... VICTORIA JACKSON Are Christians too stupid that we can't write a script, we can't film a movie OR we don'... VICTORIA JACKSON I thought it was a really good contrast to have a really sweet, sincere, church girl sitting next to... VICTORIA JACKSON Now, I don't mind making fun of those preachers who steal money from people, they kind of deserv... VICTORIA JACKSON I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent ... VICTORIA JACKSON But if you believe in Christ and that your main goal with your life is supposed to be to honor Him a... VICTORIA JACKSON When you go on an audition it's very frightening. VICTORIA JACKSON I stayed a virgin until I was 23. I didn't do drugs or drink or smoke. VICTORIA JACKSON Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God. VICTORIA JACKSON I cried when I heard Johnny Carson died. VICTORIA JACKSON It was the best job I ever had. I just left because my whole team was leaving and the new guys were ... VICTORIA JACKSON I've never been in the music industry, only acting. VICTORIA JACKSON The bottom line of Hollywood is money. VICTORIA JACKSON It doesn't make your life stop being fun to be a Christian. VICTORIA JACKSON I remember going to church about four times a week. I liked it a lot. VICTORIA JACKSON They're desperately searching for meaning in their lives but they will not crack the Bible open. VICTORIA JACKSON That's pretty much why I went into show business because I wanted to have a guitar and sing unac... VICTORIA JACKSON Maybe entertainment is not supposed to be reality. VICTORIA JACKSON I think abortion is murder. VICTORIA JACKSON Sometimes I like to vent. VICTORIA JACKSON So finally I came up with a thing that felt really pure, and I'm Christian, so when I hear about... VICTORIA JACKSON I got a gymnastics scholarship to college, fell in love with my true love of my whole life - who I&#... VICTORIA JACKSON I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music. VICTORIA JACKSON Because I hate fake people and I always think I'm never fake. VICTORIA JACKSON I've been blessed in my career to be able to do studio and independent films. JACKSON RATHBONE I grew up riding when I was younger in Texas. I actually learned how to ride in Norway. I really lov... JACKSON RATHBONE I lived in Norway and Texas when I was a kid. JACKSON RATHBONE I usually sleep just a few hours a night. JACKSON RATHBONE I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use. JACKSON RATHBONE I'd like to direct myself but I'm a cinephile and I also would like to just step behind the ... JACKSON RATHBONE I think a girl looks good when she wakes up with nothing on her face. JACKSON RATHBONE I have an American top hat that's collapsible and works as a frisbee. JACKSON RATHBONE In L.A. summer's blistering heat, I've seen many girls wearing short skirts with Ugg boots. ... JACKSON RATHBONE JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON POLLOCK JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ JACKSON KATZ
Stairs to climb are difficult it takes time and effort and going down is easies job... what do I mea... 
You want to leave something; you really do. I mean, in the end, statues and all those things, that d... 
I believe that filmmaking - as, probably, is everything - is a game you should play with all your ca... 
I think one of the great things about 'Bridesmaids' is that it's a big studio comedy, bu... 
I don't like the process of meeting someone and you make a film and that's it. You think you... 
Magic to me is you make a movie and it's all great and it clicks, and at the end of the day you ... 
I think probably - I think, you know, when you're first dating somebody, if they're just not... 
I think the movie business is in trouble. It's all movies that you've seen before. Everythin... 
But I would say maybe just from an actress's perspective, probably 'Woman Under the Influenc... 
I enjoy getting riled up, and nothing's gonna do that for you like a good scary movie. 
I think one of the saving illusions of the film business is everything seems like it's about to ... 
I'm in love with lots of different things. I do love love, though. I don't think love should... 
I think of horror films as art, as films of confrontation. Films that make you confront aspects of y... 
I mean, I love L.A. - I love living here. But I wish that we could make things without the need to h... 
Puerto Rico is beautiful. I mean, I love it. But it's hard to film here. It's hard to film a... 
I think people like to be thrilled and excited. And a scary movie is a safe way to do that because y... 
And if you're a golfer and you watch a golf film and Matt Damon swing, and it's not great, t... 
I think that one of the things that you do learn is that falling in love and being in love with some... 
Every film is a crapshoot. It's a mystery when a movie comes together. I've never been able ... 
I think one of the most beautiful things about YouTube is that it makes the world a smaller place. Y... 
Even after the dehadhyas (the belief that 'I am the body') has gone, people will say, "I saw you eat... 
I work out because that's my job, but what I enjoy about it, beyond the vanity, is the Zen of it... 
Things that break - be they bones, hearts, or promises - can be put back together but will never rea... 
You never saw Peter Sellers the actor trying to make you laugh. All he was doing was the character. ... 
What I realized is that it doesn't matter how big or small your film is. The actual filmmaking p... 
I've done both theatre and film and the fact is if you start believing, if you start reading thi... 
I love to prune my roses. That's the one thing I really feel I do pretty well. Other things I us... 
I personally think a fight scene is the most cinematic thing you can witness because all the element... 
Who am I? I am that. Nothing can change that. Words, intellect and concepts can never reach that. It... 
I did notice growing up that there are so many things, obstacles and things, that people think you c... 
But I love filmmaking - I'm not ashamed of that. You're sort of vilified if you say that in ... 
The idea that every time you do a film you're supposed to be tortured confuses me. I mean, guys ... 
I think you kind of hope for people to gush over movies, but I think the opposite way is great somet... 
I don't think you can ever completely transform yourself on film, but if you do your job well, y... 
There's a level of sophistication of filmmaking that's mind-boggling. Anything you need for ... 
If you're lucky, I think you know what you want to do with your life. I think that's a great... 
I guess I think like deep inside, I know that it's like, it's a different kind of performing... 
When you use the language of 'fact checking' to talk about a film, I think you're sort o... 
When you're around the kids, you feel like you act the most grown up just because you're sup... 
I think so much of the horror film is about our primal instincts, and our primal instincts are not j... 
I believe that if you reject and don't respect what you have now, that's ingratitude. I'... 
I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning. 
I think in terms of chapters. Every time I finish a movie, it's a chapter. When one of my kids g... 
'Steve Jobs' is my seventh movie. I believe, if you added them up, I don't think there i... 
I think you need to understand games to write them. There's a learning curve, just like there... 
I do think deception... There's something kind of odd about tricking people for a living, but ul... 
I'm drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there. 
I think when you're doing something cutting edge like 'The Matrix,' it might mean when e... 
New Zealand is not a small country but a large village. 
Buster Keaton's 'The General,' from 1927, I think is still one of the great films of all... 
Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it. 
When I see children, I see the face of God. That's why I love them so much. That's what I se... 
People write negatives things, cause they feel that's what sells. Good news to them, doesn't... 
Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone. This simple goodness shines straigh... 
I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting. 
Bums are the well-to-do of this day. They didn't have as far to fall. 
I'm very representational some of the time, and a little all of the time. But when you're pa... 
Men are every bit as gendered as women. 
Typical news accounts and commentaries about school shootings and rampage killings rarely mention ge... 
Language usage always has a political context.