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" Not every person can be an artist: we need people to run stuff. "

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" New Zealand was kind of getting a reputation for making middle-of-the-road films that weren't really that unique. They were kind of New Zealand versions of overseas films, and for sure, having an Oscar nomination totally helped me get funding. "

" I'd loved 'Iron Man,' you know, with a passion. I thought that was the most fresh, cool thing, in terms of superhero movies, that I'd seen in a long time. "

" I always wanted to play a dapper gentleman, and I also always wanted to play my mum. "

" Characters I create are just mixtures of the people I know. "

" I was depressed about the roles that were on offer, so I had to make my own stories. "

" I think I'm a better filmmaker than actor, so I already know that. That's OK. I can handle not being a famous actor. "

" You realise that there's nothing more endearing than people who are desperately trying to be liked or trying to be the hero, you know? Who also probably just need a hug or want to impress their dad? "

" You have to let go of the control and allow things to develop. You need to have a flexible attitude, especially working with kids. "

" I don't like laughing at people unless they're in a privileged position or if they're in authority. If it's poor people or people who live on the outskirts or on the margins, or the underdog, I'd rather be laughing with them. "

" I'm not very proud of coming from a place that everyone thinks is this pure green country whereas, in reality, all our lakes and waterways are poison. "

" Unfortunately, there aren't enough interesting acting roles in New Zealand to sustain a career. "

" Within the family unit, you have people you grew up with who are supposed to be your brother, father, or your mother who are almost like strangers and acquaintances. "

" To me, spending millions of dollars recreating the world's sadness with actors and props and sets - it seems like a kind of arrogant waste of money... Unless, that is, it's a film about an historical event. "

" Music - it's motivational and just makes you relax. "

" I think everyone has experienced those boring arguments about whose turn it is to do the dishes. "

" I find that a lot of child actors are ruined once they've done a job. "

" My style of working is I'll often be behind the camera, or right next to the camera yelling words at people, like, 'Say this, say this! Say it this way!' I'll straight-up give Anthony Hopkins a line reading. I don't care. "

" Nothing could be more restrictive than working with people in advertising. "

" There's nothing cooler than going to work and hanging around with your friends and laughing, because it's something that you get told off for throughout your entire time at school... it's just like a big 'in your face' to those bully teachers that you had when you were a kid. "

" I wish I was less good-looking and more unpopular. Then I could get into politics and use my pent-up resentment about being ugly and unpopular to systematically destroy the country. "

" Kids are always very savvy. It doesn't take long for a kid to realize when an adult is a loser. "

" That's what attracts me to the kind of characters I try and write - that they're not cut and dried. "

" I'm always fascinated by the theme of children who parent the adults. "

" Most of my films - if you look at the tone, apart from 'Shadows,' which is straight-up comedy - the tone is a mix between comedy and pathos, and I really love that. "

" I've always felt that I wanted to make a Marvel film... I just want to make sure I'm not making an episode. "

" You can have integrity with your art, but worrying about integrity doesn't pay the bills. "

" There are 100,000 versions of Jeff Goldblum. "

" At the end of the day, the reality is we're all losers, and we're all uncoordinated. We're the worst of all of the animals on earth, and there's something quite endearing about that. "

" I've loved vampires since I was a kid, or loved a lot of the vampire movies that I saw. Anything with sharp teeth, really. I remember you could get those fake vampire teeth, and I remember just keeping them in all the time. "

" Visually, I'm always considering shots and composition quite a lot, and I love putting art into films, and I do a lot of the art. "