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" To be an original is probably the hardest quality to find if you're a young filmmaker. "

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" 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. "

" I have a freedom that's incredibly valuable. Obviously my freedom is far smaller in scale than people like Zemeckis and Spielberg have here. But it's comparable. I can dream up a project, develop it, make it, control it, release it. "

" 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. "

" It's one thing to support your kid, but if you have an interest in what your child is doing, it makes it a whole lot easier. "

" Forty-eight frames per second is a way, way better way to look at 3D. It's so much more comfortable on the eyes. "

" Rivalry doesn't help anybody. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Adapting a novel is not really about being faithful to every word and every moment the author has created. It's more about that same story being filtered through somebody else's sensibility. "

" 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! "

" I love collaborating with people. "

" We've all forgotten how to be original. "

" The theatrical versions are the definitive versions. I regard the extended cuts as being a novelty for the fans that really want to see the extra material. "

" Too often, you see film makers from other countries who have made interesting, original films, and then they come here and get homogenized into being hack Hollywood directors. I don't want to fall into that. "

" The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself. "

" It is now such a complex society in terms of media. It just comes at us from every direction. You kind of have to push it all away. "

" I didn't want my kids having to pass through an airport named after their father. "

" I love Bilbo Baggins. I relate really well to Bilbo! "

" 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? "

" 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. "

" If justice is supposed to be fair, than any justice system you would hope is based on fairness. "

" I don't really want to make a stylized film or anything too surreal. "

" 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. "

" It's not a happy time when a film drops dead on your doorstep. "

" We had to get past the mechanical film age to be able to explore other things, but it will be interesting. "

" What I don't like are pompous, pretentious movies. "

" I think everything that you do, you're learning. I mean, every movie that you make is like a film school; that's one of the things that I enjoy about filmmaking. "

" 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. "

" The only thing about 3-D is the dullness of the image. "