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I was reading an interview in Rolling Stone (the Dec. 20, 2012 - Jan. 3, 2013 issue) with director Peter Jackson (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings) and found it amusing because something he said reminded me of my fanon version of Mochimune in my Haru fics. In Part 4 of Family Visit: Okinawa, I created a bit of backstory for Mochimune, that he had attended film school but dropped out to work as a cameraman, believing that "getting actual on-the-set experience would be more valuable than sitting in a classroom."
In the RS interview, Jackson says, "I've always had a philosophy that if you want to be a filmmaker badly enough, there's nothing to stop you going out and grabbing a camera and making films. In my day it was a Super-8 camera, but obviously now it can be an iPhone. I've never really been one that's had much appreciation of film school. Obviously everyone is different, but I had a lot of kids coming to talk to me about wanting to be an apprentice, and people saying, 'I badly want to make films. I want to direct films. Can I come and make tea for you?' And I'm saying, 'Well, why do you want to make tea for me? You should just get a camera and shoot a film.'"
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In the RS interview, Jackson says, "I've always had a philosophy that if you want to be a filmmaker badly enough, there's nothing to stop you going out and grabbing a camera and making films. In my day it was a Super-8 camera, but obviously now it can be an iPhone. I've never really been one that's had much appreciation of film school. Obviously everyone is different, but I had a lot of kids coming to talk to me about wanting to be an apprentice, and people saying, 'I badly want to make films. I want to direct films. Can I come and make tea for you?' And I'm saying, 'Well, why do you want to make tea for me? You should just get a camera and shoot a film.'"
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