In 'The Way Back' survivors were all ordinary people, and that's the whole point, that's who I felt these people should be, and they shouldn't be that hero that stands out.
I've done a number of things that get categories closed off in a way, so when I read 'The Long Walk' by Slavomir Rawicz and decided to do film, 'I th… - Peter Weir
I've done a number of things that get categories closed off in a way, so when I read 'The Long Walk' by Slavomir Rawicz and decided to do film, 'I th…
- Peter Weir
I love stories and I don't like to repeat myself. And I look for new stuff, and as they say it gets harder. - Peter Weir
I love stories and I don't like to repeat myself. And I look for new stuff, and as they say it gets harder.
Music stops you from thinking. - Peter Weir
Music stops you from thinking.
Casting is always critical but in this case, 'The Way Back', I was looking internationally to a degree for an interesting mix of gentlemen, Irish, Po… - Peter Weir
Casting is always critical but in this case, 'The Way Back', I was looking internationally to a degree for an interesting mix of gentlemen, Irish, Po…
National film industries tend to move in cycles. In Australia right now, we're on a high, a feeling of potential, which as yet shows no sign of flagg… - Peter Weir
National film industries tend to move in cycles. In Australia right now, we're on a high, a feeling of potential, which as yet shows no sign of flagg…
I loved Sherlock Holmes as a kid, but I remember being disappointed when he'd come up with these simple explanations for these complex mysteries. - Peter Weir
I loved Sherlock Holmes as a kid, but I remember being disappointed when he'd come up with these simple explanations for these complex mysteries.
It doesn't take any imagination at all to feel awed - Peter Weir
It doesn't take any imagination at all to feel awed
I became obsessed with the true stuff, and that led to shaping 'The Way Back' screenplay somewhat toward a minimalist style, to avoid free-hanging mo… - Peter Weir
I became obsessed with the true stuff, and that led to shaping 'The Way Back' screenplay somewhat toward a minimalist style, to avoid free-hanging mo…
Silent films were, I think, more different than we know to sound films. We think of it as simply that we added dialogue and in actual fact I think it… - Peter Weir
Silent films were, I think, more different than we know to sound films. We think of it as simply that we added dialogue and in actual fact I think it…
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