The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.
Truth
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Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.
Wisdom
Rivalry doesn't help anybody.
Wisdom
To get an Oscar would be an incredible moment in my career, there is no doubt about that. But the 'Lord of the Rings' films are not made for Oscars, they are made for the audience.
Success
New Zealand is not a small country but a large village.
Wisdom
Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it.
Success
Everybody's life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant.
Life
For a lot of my childhood, I didn't want to direct movies because I didn't really know what directing was.
Wisdom
I didn't want my kids having to pass through an airport named after their father.
Wisdom
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.
Wisdom
What I don't like are pompous, pretentious movies.
Wisdom
I was bullied and regarded as little bit of an oddball myself.
Wisdom
I think that George Lucas' 'Star Wars' films are fantastic. What he's done, which I admire, is he has taken all the money and profit from those films and poured it into developing digital sound and surround sound, which we are using today.
Wisdom
The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.
Wisdom
The only thing about 3-D is the dullness of the image.
Wisdom
One of the first movies I ever saw was 'Batman,' based on the TV series with Adam West and Burt Ward.
Wisdom
I mean, I didn't have a huge upbringing with movies, I guess.
Wisdom
The vast majority of the CGI budget is labor.
Wisdom
Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea.
Wisdom