I think this is interesting, us human creatures are capable of love, and it's a very powerful emotion. It also can go awfully wrong.
Jane CampionIt's been such a deep and amazing journey for me, getting close to John Keats, and also I love Shelley and Byron. I mean, the thing about the Romantic poets is that they've got the epitaph of romantic posthumously. They all died really young, and Keats, the youngest of them all.
Jane CampionIt's a luxury to be able to tell a long form story. I love novels, and I love to have a long relationship with characters.
Jane CampionThat's just how I see things on a base level: there's so much going on. Or at least I like to have that feeling. It's part of being interested in notions of reality apart from storytelling. I don't know if it has something to do with having an art school education, which makes you aware of the way visuals speak, or makes you trust them more.
Jane Campion