Peter Jackson Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

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.

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

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.

Trivia

Peter Jackson actually started writing the re-make for King Kong in 1996, and made several drafts until it was approved by Unirversal Pictures 2003.

He likes to make cameo appearances in his movies (For example, he plays the drunk in Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring).

Peter Jackson always write his scripts with his wife Fran Walsh.

Peter's favorite movie as a kid was King Kong, so it was a dream come true for him when he got to direct the re-make!