I think that's the job of a director really, to sort of funnel all the creativity into one centralized point of being.

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

New Zealand is not used to wealth. In America wealth is kind of a thing of pride. Here it's the opposite. The more you've got, the bigger the target you are.

I adore physical miniatures and try to use them as much as I can and have a bit of a fetish about that.

What I love about films is that you can see "King Kong" and you can be affected by it and then you realize that he was just this little guy when he made that fall.

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.

The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.