I didnt like England. I couldnt take the look of the place or the style of friendship. I need more intimacy from people than is considered okay there, and I felt that my personality and my enthusiasms werent understood. I had to put a big lid on myself. – Jane Campion
Performers are so vulnerable. Theyre frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where its warm, where its OK to fail – a kind of home, I suppose. – Jane Campion
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
But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. Whats appealing is that you dont have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem. – Jane Campion