Peter Weir quotes

Peter Weir is a renowned Australian film director known for his work on movies such as "Dead Poets Society", "The Truman Show", and "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World". With a career spanning over four decades, Weir has garnered critical acclaim and multiple awards for his unique storytelling and visual style. He is a master at creating compelling narratives that resonate with audiences worldwide. Explore more about the talented filmmaker Peter Weir and his impressive body of work.

I'd love to have another film to go on to. I'm in the mood to work. But I have to be patient, you know, to find that particular kind of project. Occasionally I'll write one myself if I can summon up the energy.

- Peter Weir

It was immediately apparent that it was full of tricky ingredients to balance. In fact, I found it very intriguing. What held me back from saying yes to the producer was that I wasn't sure who could play Truman.

- Peter Weir

Well, there's that girl on the Internet - although this isn't an example of someone who doesn't know they're on - but there's a girl on the Internet who posts one photograph every two minutes from her bedroom.

- Peter Weir

Music stops you from thinking.

- Peter Weir

Well, all these stars have their houses swept quite regularly by people who work in the surveillance security business. They come in and they look for bugs and things.

- Peter Weir

National film industries tend to move in cycles. In Australia right now, we're on a high, a feeling of potential, which as yet shows no sign of flagging. But the word "industry" is misleading. A small national cinema has no industry in the Hollywood sense.

- Peter Weir