Peter Jackson Quotes

And generally the shows I'm in fail really big.

It's not a happy time when a film drops dead on your doorstep.

'Karzzz' was a mistake.

The failure of 'OK Jaanu' hit me hard.

I always felt great about what I wrote for 'Newsies,' but 'Newsies' was a total flop.

Sometimes Hollywood manages to knock a movie in its teeth so hard that it never manages to get back up.

Out of the total of 11 movies, I got slammed.

Every movie I touched bombed.

'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' and 'Used Cars' were absolute failures at the box office. Complete disasters. I learned some sad news: it's not an automatic thing that, if you make a good movie, everyone wants to see it.

Yes, 'Aagadu' was a failure. I was dejected for a couple of months, since there was a lot at stake.

For two years, I was without a movie down South, and 'Department' proved a disaster; people don't even remember the film.

I feel bad when my film flops.

It is not a happy time when a film doesn't do well... Everything affects you, success affects you and failure also affects you.

When 'Fitoor' didn't work, it affected me a lot. It hurts when a film doesn't do well.

No film critic's going to say it, but 'Madagascar 3' is better than 'The Artist.'

No matter how much money you have or what kind of cocoon you live in, the reality is that you have lost a game of football and let England's fans down. We are bothered.

Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.

We got some devastating reviews on Animal House at the start.

My mother was keen that I complete my graduation and never ever wanted me to be in the movies, as my father had made five films that lost money. One of the films he made was 'Agneepath,' which was hugely hyped but underwhelming at the box office, and I remember that my dad had to sell my grandmother's flat to pay off the loan.

Wet Hot American Summer so far is a financial disappointment and money was lost on it. But perhaps it will find its audience in video, cable, etc, maybe over the course of years.

I would love it if my films made a lot of money, and may I say that 'The Yards' is the only one that's lost money.

Yeah, a few of the films I made were so bad they didn't get released - they escaped.

I've never had a movie that got great reviews. I've had movies that got different levels of good and bad reviews, but you can more or less count on plenty of bad reviews.

Woody Allen would go for seven years without a movie and then make one that makes no money.

Good filmmakers make bad films; it happens.