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
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.
If you take a regular animated film, that's being done by animators on computers, so the filmmaking is a fairly technical process.
If you're an only child, you spend a lot of time by yourself, and you develop a strong ability to entertain yourself, to conjure up fantasy.
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.
It is now such a complex society in terms of media. It just comes at us from every direction. You kind of have to push it all away.
It's not a happy time when a film drops dead on your doorstep.
It's one thing to support your kid, but if you have an interest in what your child is doing, it makes it a whole lot easier.
Learning how to edit movies was a real breakthrough.
Once the film is out and a lot of people are seeing it, it becomes almost owned by the cinemagoers of the world.
Once upon a time, sound was new technology.
Strategically, horror films are a good way to start your career. You can get a lot of impact with very little.
'Temeraire' is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love - fantasy and historical epic.
The cameo I did in 'Fellowship of the Ring' was I was in the street of Bree, and I was eating a carrot.