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Once the film is out and a lot of people are seeing it, it becomes almost owned by the cinemagoers of the world.
Peter Jackson
People
World
Once
Out
Seeing
Almost
Becomes
Lot
Owned
Film
The industry has to have the audience in order to make these films. So it's a serious thing - how do you get people to leave their houses and go to the theater?
Peter Jackson
You
People
Films
Make
Industry
Houses
Audience
How
Leave
Go
Get
Order
Theater
Serious
Thing
I'm not going to head off and do a Marvel film. So if I don't do a Marvel film, I don't have any other choice - I've got to go make a small New Zealand movie!
Peter Jackson
Other
Small
Marvel
Head
New
Make
Got
Go
Off
Any
Going
Movie
New Zealand
Choice
Zealand
Film
If you take 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' as books, one is written for children, and one is an adult's book.
Peter Jackson
You
Book
Books
Rings
Take
Adult
Written
Lord
Lord Of The Rings
Hobbit
Children
I have a million questions about my granddad and no one to talk to.
Peter Jackson
About
No-One
Talk
Questions
Million
I don't have an anti-Hollywood feeling. It's just I'm a New Zealander. I was born in New Zealand, and it's where my house is, and my family goes to school there. My interest is to remain in my homeland and make films. I don't really want to relocate myself to other countries in the world to work.
Peter Jackson
Work
Myself
Family
World
School
Feeling
Films
Other
Other Countries
Born
Remain
Countries
New
House
Make
Goes
Just
Where
Want
New Zealand
Interest
Really
Homeland
Zealand
'Temeraire' is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love - fantasy and historical epic.
Peter Jackson
Love
Particularly
Genres
Terrific
Historical
Epic
Fantasy
Two
In the case of 'The Lovely Bones,' I felt that it was subject matter not often dealt with in film, and with a tone that is also rare.
Peter Jackson
Matter
Rare
Case
Also
Felt
Dealt
Subject
Subject Matter
Often
Lovely
Film
Tone
Bones
It's not going to be too much longer before Xbox Live produces programming.
Peter Jackson
Too Much
Before
Live
Programming
Too
Longer
Going
Much
Produces
I don't quite know what an auteur is.
Peter Jackson
Know
Quite
I don't really want to make a stylized film or anything too surreal.
Peter Jackson
Too
Make
Stylized
Surreal
Want
Anything
Really
Film
I'm thinking about doing a First World War film.
Peter Jackson
War
World
First
Thinking
About
First World
First World War
Doing
Film
World War
There is a lot of 'Halo' movie material no one has ever seen in New Zealand.
Peter Jackson
Seen
No-One
New
Material
Halo
Lot
Movie
New Zealand
Zealand
Ever
We're human beings, and we want stories. We're always going to be entertained and have our emotions touched by humanity and by things that we recognize in our own lives. So whilst every now and again we'll be happy to watch a bubblegum film, it's never gonna be the only things that get made.
Peter Jackson
Be Happy
Happy
Humanity
Emotions
Made
Own
Every
Our
Recognize
Entertained
Touched
Only
Never
Always
Get
Going
Human
Want
Human Beings
Stories
Again
Whilst
Gonna
Beings
Film
Now
Lives
Things
Watch
I never dreamed in a million years that 'The Lord of the Rings' would be nominated for an Oscar. Those types of fantasy movies never got nominations.
Peter Jackson
Types
Those
Would
Would-Be
Dreamed
Rings
Never
Nominated
Got
Lord
Lord Of The Rings
Years
Movies
Fantasy
Million
Million Years
Oscar
To be an original is probably the hardest quality to find if you're a young filmmaker.
Peter Jackson
You
Quality
Young
Find
Original
Hardest
Filmmaker
I don't like directing that much to want a career as a director for hire. I like to have as much creative control as possible.
Peter Jackson
Director
Creative
Control
Possible
Directing
Like
Hire
Want
Much
Creative Control
Career
Where film is infinitely superior to any other medium is emotion and story and character.
Peter Jackson
Character
Superior
Other
Medium
Emotion
Infinitely
Any
Where
Story
Film
If I'm lucky enough to be involved in the Academy Awards in the future, I'll just let people make up their decision without being involved in any politics. Because it shouldn't involve that.
Peter Jackson
Politics
Future
People
Decision
Enough
Involve
Involved
Academy
Academy Awards
Make
Make Up
Because
Without
Up
Any
Just
Being
Lucky
Awards
Running became boring because it's so predictable. I got to a point where I knew what my competition could do.
Peter Snell
Competition
Running
Boring
Point
Could
Knew
Became
Because
Got
Where
Predictable
I like to have fun with them. I like to toy with them a little bit. we're making television, after all. Right?
Phil Keoghan
Have Fun
Bit
Television
Like
Toy
Making
After
Little
Little Bit
Them
Fun
Right
I really wish we could stay longer in the countries we visit, but I've been lucky to have visited most of them before, because I've done a tremendous amount of travel.
Phil Keoghan
Travel
Wish
Before
Tremendous
Tremendous Amount
Visit
Visited
Stay
Could
Countries
Longer
Most
Because
Been
Done
Them
Really
Lucky
Amount
People ask me what the most important thing to take on the race is, and I always say it's a sense of humor. If you've got nothing but a sense of humor, you will survive.
Phil Keoghan
Me
You
Sense Of Humor
People
Humor
Will
Important
Sense
Nothing
Say
Take
Most
Most Important Thing
Always
Got
Important Thing
Survive
The Most Important
Race
Ask
Thing
Inevitably you're going to be delayed somewhere. Always have a book. Always have a movie. Always have a notebook. And then always have a sense of humour.
Phil Keoghan
You
Book
Somewhere
Sense
Humour
Delayed
Always
Inevitably
Going
Movie
Notebook
Then
There's a sameness and comfort level you get living in a country like America.
Phil Keoghan
You
Country
Living
Like
Comfort
America
Get
Sameness
Level
It is hard to go back into a world that has already been explored, so to speak. And the fans are very passionate about it, and you don't want to burst that bubble; you don't want to break that illusion. You want to get it right. You want it to feel familiar, but also surprising.
Philippa Boyens
You
Speak
World
Fans
Illusion
Back
About
Bubble
Feel
Also
Passionate
Go
Been
Surprising
Very
Familiar
Get
Want
Break
Burst
Explored
Hard
Right
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