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" I can't take responsibility for everyone's employment. "
Peter Jackson
Responsibility
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" I'm always embarrassed by those rugby player autobiographies which get written by journalists. "
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" Second movies are great because you can drop into them, and it doesn't really have a beginning on it, particularly in a traditional way. You can just tear into it. "
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" Once you go down a road, you take it through to the end. "
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" I used to send away for eight-minute Super 8 movies of various Ray Harryhausen scenes advertised on the back of 'Famous Monsters of Filmland' magazine. "
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" The only thing about 3-D is the dullness of the image. "
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" Rivalry doesn't help anybody. "
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" When I was about 14, I got a splicing kit, which means you could chop up the film into little pieces and switch the order around and glue it together. "
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" We have lost close friends and relatives to cancer and Parkinson's disease, and the level of personal suffering inflicted on patients and their families by these diseases is horrific. "
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" We are living in an age where teenagers are not going to the movies. "
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" I am not anti-media at all. But the media, the news anywhere in the world, is based on drama. "
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" The Beatles once approached Stanley Kubrick to do 'The Lord Of The Rings.' This was before Tolkien sold the rights. They approached him, and he said, 'No.' "
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" 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. "
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" To some degree, I was very dubious of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' idea - taking a theme park ride and turning into a film - even though they seemed to end up being quite fun films. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" One of the best things about growing up in New Zealand is that if you are prepared to work hard and have faith in yourself, truly anything is possible. "
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" Once upon a time, sound was new technology. "
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" I'm not going to head off and do a Marvel film. So if I don't do a Marvel film, I don't have any other choice - I've got to go make a small New Zealand movie! "
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" As a filmmaker, I believe in trying to make movies that invite the audience to be part of the film; in other words, there are some films where I'm just a spectator and am simply observing from the front seat. What I try to do is draw the audience into the film and have them participate in what's happening onscreen. "
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Words
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" Strategically, horror films are a good way to start your career. You can get a lot of impact with very little. "
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" There's a very go-to kind of attitude in New Zealand that stems from that psyche of being quite isolated and not being able to rely on the rest of the world's infrastructure. "
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" Continuing advances in stem cell medicine will change all of our lives for the better. "
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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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I feel very lucky to be able to make movies in New Zealand, and I will always be grateful for the support I have received from so many New Zealanders. "
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" For me, utter failure is to make a film that people pay their money to go see and they don't like. "
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" 48 frames per second is something you have to get used to. I've got absolute belief and faith in 48 frames... it's something that could have ramifications for the entire industry. 'The Hobbit' really is the test of that. "
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