Peter Weir Quotes

“When you get a cut and think, 'I'm going to make a halfway decent film.”

Peter Weir

When asked for his 'high point'
Portrait of the artist: Peter Weir, director (2011)

“The feeling that maybe you won't ever get your inspiration back. That's a very cold place to be.”

Peter Weir

When asked for his 'low point'
Portrait of the artist: Peter Weir, director (2011)

“Get the right actor, and the job's halfway done. I've only miscast major people twice in my life – out of respect to them, I won't tell you who. After a couple of days' shooting, I had to tell them I was letting them go. It was hideous.”

Peter Weir

Portrait of the artist: Peter Weir, director (2011)

“Music is the fountainhead: everything comes from that. At the moment, I'm getting intoxicated on Beethoven, and I use Pink Floyd for inspiration while making a film. Their music contains a sound for almost everything I do.”

Peter Weir

Portrait of the artist: Peter Weir, director (2011)