Occupation: Film Director Birth: October 31, 1961
I am a big Dragon fan. I've said it before- And I was fortunate enough to be born a Dragon in the Chinese Horocope..
What I don't like are pompous, pretentious movies..
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, th….
So many film makers are scared of visual effects - which is no crime..
I don't believe in the concept that 3D should be shot separately. I mean, every director has their own style, sure, but I don't think any of that is ….
No matter how many great performances or exciting visuals we put together for the movie, we found that it was all somewhat two dimensional until we a….
And so I look back on not just the last ten years but everything that I've done as being sort of an ongoing growing continual film school. I mean I d….
I find that in the process of making a film you're constantly discovering things that you never even imagined would work at the beginning. Actors com….
The only thing about 3-D is the dullness of the image..
There's a generation of children who don't like black and white movies. There's a level of impatience or intolerance..
If you work at love, you will find love at work..
As human beings, we always have resistance against things that are different and there's always suspicion..
I mean, I didn't have a huge upbringing with movies, I guess..
I don't like putting glasses on and watching 3D. I don't mind wearing glasses, but it's the dimness of the light and the fact that you're filtering t….
What is the truth is that every one of my films is a film that I'd love to go see, and I think that's very important because I always think it's a mi….
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 ludi….
Most directors prefer to direct everything themselves. I thought I could on Lord Of The Rings, but very quickly found out that the sheer scale preven….
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..