Sir Peter Jackson movie quotes

“What I don't like are pompous, pretentious movies.”
Sir Peter Jackson

“Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.”
Sir Peter Jackson

“Rivalry doesn't help anybody.”
Sir Peter Jackson

“New Zealand is not a small country but a large village.”
Sir Peter Jackson

“Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it.”
Sir Peter Jackson

“- Frank: This isn't gonna be another false alarm like the Manor Street invasion over there, is it?
- Derek: Well, how do you explain the disappearance of an entire township, Frank? Oh! The Kiwi Jonestown, of course, that's it! Drinking beer laced with cyanide from little polystyrene cups.”
Mike Minett - Frank
Sir Peter Jackson - Derek

“- Derek: We've got a bunch of Extra-Terrestrial psychopaths on our hands, like a visit from a planet full of Charlie Mansons, they've started on something small, it's my guess they'll go onto something bigger next time, Christchurch, Wellington...
- Barry: Auckland?
- Derek: Yeah, well, that wouldn't be so bad.”
Sir Peter Jackson - Derek
Pete O'Herne - Barry

“- Barry: I knew it was a mistake to issue weapons. We're a government department, not a paramilitary unit!
- Derek: Yeah, the Astro Investigation and Defence Service!
- Ozzy: Wish we'd change that name!”
Pete O'Herne - Barry
Sir Peter Jackson - Derek
Terry Potter - Ozzy

“- Derek: Stick all the bits of brain in a plastic bag, Barry. We'll need them for analysis.
- Barry: No bloody way mate. You can come down here and do that yourself!”
Sir Peter Jackson - Derek
Pete O'Herne - Barry