Jane Campion : (4)

" Between 18 and 26 I acted professionally, on the stage and a little bit on television. Acting is okay, but it’s quite pressurized. Then I went to England – I wanted to reinvent myself. " - Jane Campion

" If you read Keats’s poems, they’re often full of doubts and anxieties. They can be quite tough. " - Jane Campion

" But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What’s appealing is that you don’t have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem. " - Jane Campion

" I think the whole tension about romanticism is the way it builds and builds, and the moment it’s consummated, the tension’s over. " - Jane Campion