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I feel that directors at times are like the janitors on the set. I

I feel that directors at times are like the janitors on the set. I am the secretary, I am the organizer, I am the maid, and I ask if they have eaten or rested. The best things are always out of your control. Its those moments that surpass the imagination that are thrilling. – Jane Campion

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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

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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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I can get very philosophical and ask the questions Keats was asking as a young guy. What are we here for? Whats a soul? Whats it all about? What is thinking about, imagination? – Jane Campion

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He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. – Joseph Joubert

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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, its a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at lifes realities. – Dr. Seuss

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Today mythical thinking has fallen into disrepute we often dismiss it as irrational and self-indulgent. But the imagination is also the faculty that has enabled scientists to bring new knowledge to light and to invent technology that has made us immeasurably more effective. – Karen Armstrong

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Sometimes a character is really based on research that you do. Other times its just based on your imagination or perhaps your conversation with the director. Or sometimes all of the above. It depends on the movie and character. – Joaquin Phoenix

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