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I first read 'The Lord of the Rings' as an adolescent. It's a dense novel, a sprawling, complex monster of a book populated with a prolific number of characters caught up in a narrative structure that, frankly, does not lend itself to conventional storytelling.

~Peter Jackson

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'The Lord of the Rings,' published in the mid-1950s, was intended as a prehistory to our own world. It was perceived by Tolkien to be a small but significant episode in a vast alternate mythology constructed entirely out of his own imagination.

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When I worked as a newspaper photo engraver in the only job I ever had, many years ago, I'd get the train home to Pukerua Bay where I was staying with my parents. An hour ride, 16 stops, and almost always, I'd have automatic wake-up, seconds before we pulled into my station.

~Peter Jackson

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I want to put everything I think I've learned about filmmaking and storytelling and put it to the test in other areas.

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The Beatles once approached Stanley Kubrick to do 'The Lord Of The Rings.' This was before Tolkien sold the rights. They approached him, and he said, 'No.'

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I love writing, and I love postproduction. That's great, because you start to reassemble the film, and you sit there, and you start to really put the film together, finally. The shooting of it is the most stressful part of the process.

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I've always been happy to take a gamble on myself.

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If justice is supposed to be fair, than any justice system you would hope is based on fairness.

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While you're finding evidence of innocence, you also find evidence that points to other people.

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You never make movies for Oscars.

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Biography

Nationality: New Zealander

Type: Director

Born: October 31st, 1961

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