Quote by Jane Campion
I had a daughter who was 9 years old and I had the feeling I wasnt

I had a daughter who was 9 years old and I had the feeling I wasnt going to be a real parent if I didnt quit making movies for a while and spend time with her. I also felt that Id made enough movies and said what I had to say at the time. – Jane Campion

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With Bright Star and with The Piano, too, I felt a kind of sadness about it being in such a different era, because of my lack of experience with the era. And one of the ways Id get over it is to remind myself that every film, even if its contemporary, creates its own world. – Jane Campion

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Experience
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I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but its not part of a sensible way of living. Its a heroic path and it generally ends dangerously. – Jane Campion

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Women often postpone their lives, thinking that if theyre not with a partner then it doesnt really count. Theyre still searching for their prince, in a way. And as much as we dont discuss that, because its too embarrassing and too sad, I think it really does exist. – Jane Campion

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I love movies that make me cry, because theyre tapping into a real emotion in me, and I always think afterwards: how did they do that? – John Lasseter

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I think being self-referential is really narcissistic. Whos to say anybodys even thinking of you that much? But some of these movies that Ive done, people still recite lines to me, even 20 years later. – John Cusack

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There are a lot of movies Ive done that come and go, and dont really establish a growing fan base. – Seann William Scott

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Ive never held myself up particularly high when I had movies that worked, and I never held myself all that low when I had failures. – Ben Affleck

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