319 Quotes by Peter Jackson

When you're starting out, you know, you have to do something on a very limited budget. You're not going to be able to have great actors, and you're most likely not going to have a great script.

I just got to the point where I literally didn't want anyone else to do it.

We are, after all, at the centennial of the Olmstead park plan.

I regard myself as an entertainer much more than an artist.

One thing I discovered in seeing the completed 'King Kong' for the first time, is that Kong is even stronger than I thought he would be, based on Andy's original performance. One of the things I liked best about it is that Kong is now a gorilla, not a monster. Andy brought that out.

He who must search a haystack for a needle is likely to end up with the attitude that the needle is not worth the search.

If we can improve the awareness of the AFL as a sport (in Japan), we can also use it as a vehicle for business activity.

When you're casting a movie and when you're shooting a film, the eyes are the most important feature of any performer, really. Any great actor literally knows exactly how to use their eyes, and even as a filmmaker I love shooting huge close-ups because it's those eyes that mean so much to me.

I didn't want people to sit there and watch 10 minutes of film,and all they write about is 48 frames.