The Piano Lesson' is very sophisticated, easily the most adult or complex material I've attempted. It's the first film I've written that has a proper story, and it was a big struggle for me to write. It meant I had to admit the power of narrative.
Tragedy makes you grow up. - Jane Campion
Tragedy makes you grow up.
- Jane Campion
There is a different kind of vulnerability when a woman is directing - Jane Campion
There is a different kind of vulnerability when a woman is directing
There's no artist in this world that doesn't enjoy the dream that if they have bad reviews now, the story of Keats can redeem them, in their fantasy … - Jane Campion
There's no artist in this world that doesn't enjoy the dream that if they have bad reviews now, the story of Keats can redeem them, in their fantasy …
One of the things we learn in movies directed by men is what the 'fantasy woman' is. What we learn in movies directed by women is what real women are… - Jane Campion
One of the things we learn in movies directed by men is what the 'fantasy woman' is. What we learn in movies directed by women is what real women are…
For me, being a director is about watching, not about telling people what to do. Or maybe it's like being a mirror; if they didn't have me to look at… - Jane Campion
For me, being a director is about watching, not about telling people what to do. Or maybe it's like being a mirror; if they didn't have me to look at…
I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters. - Jane Campion
I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters.
Because there is that sort of feeling that people don't know what to do with gaps in their lives. It's a scary notion, but actually, if you can stand… - Jane Campion
Because there is that sort of feeling that people don't know what to do with gaps in their lives. It's a scary notion, but actually, if you can stand…
I think feature film can be quite conservative, because you have to now get audiences to come out, and it's quite a hard thing to do. Of course, tele… - Jane Campion
I think feature film can be quite conservative, because you have to now get audiences to come out, and it's quite a hard thing to do. Of course, tele…
I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population and gave birth to the whole world. Without them the rest [of t… - Jane Campion
I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population and gave birth to the whole world. Without them the rest [of t…
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