Peter Jackson Quotes (43 Quotes)

It had such a profound affect on me as a 9-year-old that it made me want to make films. The next day I got my parents' Super 8 movie camera and started to do stop-motion animation with a clay dinosaur.

It is a wonderful acknowledgment of what has been a six-year journey to make and release this first film in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy.

Wow, ... You're giving us an incredibly overwhelming night.

He is fantastic, he is strong, he has done a full pre-season. He looks great. And that is the hardest thing to understand.

One thing I discovered in seeing the completed 'King Kong' for the first time, is that Kong is even stronger than I thought he would be, based on Andy's original performance. One of the things I liked best about it is that Kong is now a gorilla, not a monster. Andy brought that out.

We've thrown away a golden opportunity. It's bitterly disappointing. Now we have to hope others around us slip up. You can just imagine how the players are feeling. We played well in the first half but we didn't get that second goal.

I have greatly enjoyed my collaborations with Howard Shore, whose musical themes made immeasurable contributions to the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. During the last few weeks, Howard and I came to realize that we had differing creative aspirations for the score of KING KONG. Rather than waste time arguing with a friend and trying to unify our points of view, we decided amicably to let another composer score the film. I'm looking forward to working with James Newton Howard, a composer whose work I've long admired, and I thank Howard Shore, whose talent is surpassed only by his graciousness.

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.

Cathy Cox believes that voters should hear in her own words why she is the best candidate for governor.

We used a lot of computer technology, and I think New York looks pretty convincing. I think most people will think we got in a time machine and somehow shot it in New York in '33.

We might not always play well, but I can guarantee we will always give it 100 per cent and I don't know why some fans can't see that commitment.

We are, after all, at the centennial of the Olmstead park plan.

David Graham is a quality striker and I'm sure he'll score the goals we need and produce the goods.

I was 12-years-old and I'd never seen her wear it, so I figured she didn't want it anymore.

For us to win would rank as one of the great FA Cup upsets of all time.

I tried to make it as brutal as I could, ... I've been dying to make this movie my whole life, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

They are complicated and will demand all of my time, because the second has to be better than the first and the third has to be the best of all.

We understand Robert's decision and wish him all the best in his future endeavors. He is about to complete a Masters Degree in Sports Management studies he has conducted outside football. It was always going to lead to a change in career direction at some stage,

New Zealand is not a small country but a large village.

If we can improve the awareness of the AFL as a sport (in Japan), we can also use it as a vehicle for business activity.

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.

There was no sign of a tear on Danny's scan, so we expect the injury to clear up in the next couple of days, which is great news,

During the last few weeks, Howard and I came to realize that we had differing creative aspirations for the score of 'King Kong,'

It's all about the three points tomorrow. There will be a big crowd and, obviously, a lot of excitement if we win to keep up pressure for automatic promotion, but we can't come round and thank all the fans if they're on the pitch.

We just heard about this and we are working with our information technology experts to address this.

Gandalf All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring.

That is precisely just what I don't want to be known as. I just want to go back to my own little filmmaking base, telling small New Zealand stories with my writing partner, Fran Walsh. I have no huge desire to be swallowed up by Hollywood.

It was completely different (with Stead) because we were four months out of administration then,

We made a promise to ourselves at the beginning of the process that we weren't going to put any of our own politics, our own messages or our own themes into these movies. What we were trying to do was to analyze what was important to Tolkien and to try to honor that. In a way, we were trying to make these films for him, not for ourselves.

We're very pleased with our fundraising so far in this campaign. We have eight times the cash on hand as our opponent, and even though he spent 2 million in his primary, we're tied in the latest Mason-Dixon poll,

He is one of a number of general inquiries I have made to clubs. It's nothing more than that.

It is a great achievement and no surprise to me that we have the most Academy players coming through into the first team,

I think it's gonna be a lot of lawyers sitting in a room trying to thrash out a deal before it will ever happen

He has been a loyal servant of this football club over a long period of time and played a key role in one of our most successful eras. On behalf of our staff, players, members and supporters I would like to thank him for all he has given this club. He is a life member and as such knows full well he is always welcome around the club.

Piracy has the very real potential of tipping movies into becoming an unprofitable industry, especially big-event films,

It is a major surgery. Major by any definition of the word.

Growing our total online services and technology revenues by 8 from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 is a tremendous achievement, and we are optimistic about continuing the trend of quarter-over-quarter revenue growth in the current fiscal year. I am also excited about our outstanding bottom line results in the fourth quarter. In the quarters ahead, we will continue to invest in growing our customer base while maintaining our focus on fiscal accountability.

We are fortunate a number of players can play well in many positions, like Tom Clarke who has adapted well to midfield.

We take as much inspiration from what he's doing and how he's handling it as he takes from the club.

Rather than waste time arguing with a friend and trying to unify our points of view, we decided amicably to let another composer score the film,

As a gaming fan, I'm excited to bring Halo's premise, action and settings to the screen with all the specificity and reality today's technology can provide, ... Fran and I are intrigued by the unique challenges this project offers, and we're delighted to be working again with our friends at Universal, and with our new ones at Fox and Microsoft. I'm a huge fan of the game and look forward to helping it come alive on the cinema screen.

The board and management have not made any decisions on what any clash guernsey might look like. Suffice to say when a design is agreed, members will be given the opportunity to make comments.

I wanted the game to be able to take the audience a bit further than what the film could. And the final climax of the game gave us an opportunity to do something that the film could not do, which was to have an alternate ending - obviously everybody pretty much knows how King Kong ends.