Home / Quotes / Quote by Peter Weir

Quote by Peter Weir

“I became obsessed with the true stuff, and that led to shaping 'The Way Back' screenplay somewhat toward a minimalist style, to avoid free-hanging moments, and to hold the music back, so it would never lead you to an emotion, and to try to make the emotions as real as I could.”

Quote by Peter Weir

Author

Peter Weir is an Australian film director known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into Australian history. His works include 'Gallipoli', 'The Year of Living Dangerously', and 'The Last Wave'. more

You May Also Like

“In 'The Way Back' survivors were all ordinary people, and that's the whole point, that's who I felt these people should be, and they shouldn't be that hero that stands out.”

People Hero Survivor Standing Out Ordinary People

Author:Peter Weir

“Casting is always critical but in this case, 'The Way Back', I was looking internationally to a degree for an interesting mix of gentlemen, Irish, Polish, Russian and American. Not many people had the qualifications, people who would play the game, particular to this industry. So I had to research amongst the cast. They had to be very very prepared as we had to start shooting as soon as we could, there wasn't any time to talk, and there would only be three or four takes.”

People Interesting Gentleman

Author:Peter Weir

“I'm not from a theatre background, I'm wary of rehearsals. But what I do like is hanging out together, on location.”

Together Theatre Hanging Out

Author:Peter Weir

“Ed Harris seemed to be as a man, it seems, like a Clint Eastwood, this country is one that has produced more than one of this kind of man that's iconic and enormously appealing to the world, as part of American film culture.”

Men World Kind Country Film Culture Iconic

Author:Peter Weir

“It's spiritual, a man that has a past and regrets, but you can as a director take a shot, and there's something in the eyes and the face, you just can't fake it, you can't teach it, and I think Ed Harris has that quality.”

Thinking Men Eye Past Spiritual Quality Teach Regret Fake

Author:Peter Weir

“I think Ed Harris is a conscious screen actor, so I think it was strong, it was like he put everything together somehow in 'The Way Back'. He likes, I don't want to say the method approach, because that's not really necessarily his way of working, but it was easy to do because of the location. He'd go off by himself, and they would make things.”

Thinking Together Strong Easy Conscious

Author:Peter Weir

“There's such a deep, conservative feeling in 'The way Back.' You go, 'gosh, we've gotten narrow.' So at the moment I think there's a kind of tension, and it's gold rush fever.”

Thinking Kind Moments Feelings Gold Conservative Tension

Author:Peter Weir

“Studios are attracted by making money, and they're also trying to simplify things, going with the genre thing. The gambling instincts of a few years ago where you might make some thousands or a few hundred, it's nothing now.”

Trying Instinct Making Money Simplify

Author:Peter Weir

“You get very little from the studios anymore, it's all independent. And I think the studio, with the exception of something like The Social Network, a fine film, very interesting, but as for studio pictures, that's it, what else? There was more only a few years ago. So it changes, and I'm trying as much as I can.”

Thinking Trying Film Interesting Independent Exception Very Interesting Social Network

Author:Peter Weir

“What we love that 'The Way Back' is not subsidized, it's alive and kicking. And if I can't make the kind of film that I want to make, then the hell with it, I've had a great run. But I'm more concerned with the younger people coming up that want to make this kind of film.”

People Kind Running Film Hell Concerned

Author:Peter Weir