Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZMis a New Zealand filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogyand The Hobbit trilogy, both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures, the mockumentary Forgotten Silver, the horror comedy The Frighteners, the epic monster remake film King Kongand the supernatural drama film The...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth31 October 1961
CityPukerua Bay, New Zealand
I always have had a slightly jaundiced view about people who promote books about themselves.
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.
I don't think that because you die and move on to somewhere else that you lose your sense of humor.
I hope one day that I'll get to make another horror film; I'd love to.
I love Bilbo Baggins. I relate really well to Bilbo!
I make cameos in all my movies for no particular reason other than a joke. It's just a Hitchcock thing.
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.
I never overtly analyse my own movies, I don't think that's my job to do that. I just muddle through and do what I think is best for the movie.
I think it's important that filmmakers look at the technology and figure out how to make the theatrical experience a little more exciting.
I watch 'Goodfellas,' and suddenly it frees me up entirely; it reminds me of what great film directing is all about.
I'm thinking about doing a First World War film.
I've always tried to make movies that pull the audience out of their seats... I want audiences to be transported.
If you make a trilogy, the whole point is to get to that third chapter, and the third chapter is what justifies what's come before.
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.