Filmmaking For Me Is Always

I Think That You Can Treat A Classic Like A Museum Piece -stuffed And Mounted- Or You Can Make It A Living, Breathing Narrative That Is Unfolding Right Then And There.

I Want To Make A Series Of Movies That Run Together, So If Any Crazy Lunatic Wants To Watch Them All In A Row, There Will Be A Consistency Of Tone.

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.

When You're Casting A Movie And When You're Shooting A Film, The Eyes Are The Most Important Feature Of Any Performer, Really. Any Great Actor Literally Knows Exactly How To Use Their Eyes, And Even As A Filmmaker I Love Shooting Huge Close-ups Because It's Those Eyes That Mean So Much To Me.

You Shouldn't Think Of These Movies As Being 'the Lord Of The Rings.' The Lord Of The Rings Is, And Always Will Be, A Wonderful Book - One Of The Greatest Ever Written. Any Films Will Only Ever Be An Interpretation Of The Book. In This Case My Interpretation.