Quotes by Martin Campbell

About Martin Campbell:

Martin Campbell is a New Zealand TV and film director, best known for directing Bond movies GoldenEye (1995) and Casino Royale (2006). He also directed Green Lantern (2011), The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Legend of Zorro (2005).
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You could say that Iron Man was a second-tier character, and it turned out very successfully. I simply think it's down to the movie itself, and whether people enjoy the movie, are involved in the movie, and that it entertains them. From that point of...

Martin Campbell

I like pre-production and post the best. I don't like shooting at all. I find it grueling and tough, but I love post and the whole process of seeing the film finally come together. You start ironing out all the rough spots, and the really bad bits yo...

Martin Campbell

If you compare it to 'Batman' and 'Superman,' the world of 'Green Lantern' is way bigger and potentially way more interesting in a lot of ways, I think.

Martin Campbell

I always look at these superhero films, and I see people hurdling towards at a hundred miles per hour, and then they get up, shake their head, and charge back at a hundred miles per hour. Nobody seems to really get injured or hurt. I don't find any t...

Martin Campbell

The 3D thing has been abused slightly, I think. There is no question about that. 'Avatar' did it magnificently, and then, of course, there was the old 'leaping on the bandwagon' thing where there have been one or two films which, let's face it, all k...

Martin Campbell

Bond in 'Goldeneye' is pretty much a set character. To be honest, he's another version of Connery, and Connery was terrific. How many submarines can you blow up? How many control rooms are evaporating?

Martin Campbell

I'm not a 3-D man; I'm a 2-D man.

Martin Campbell

It's much easier to make a Superman or Batman film than a Green Lantern film.

Martin Campbell

I felt 'Quantum of Solace' completely lost its way. We were lucky on 'Casino Royale:' it was the origin story of Bond. Bond had the one and only affair that meant anything to him, and affected him throughout the rest of the series.

Martin Campbell

With 'GoldenEye,' the franchise got locked into this legal fight. They couldn't make new Bond movies for about seven years. It was my first huge production. I figured if I did at least a yeoman-like job, it would be greeted as a complete revival of t...

Martin Campbell

I tried to get a job as a TV cameraman and they basically told me, 'You're mad, everyone wants these jobs - and if you go to England, you're doubly mad.' But I worked in abattoirs for 10 months to earn my money, then left for London. I didn't even kn...

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The thing is, the Superman comics have been around a long time, and so have the movies. They've done a lot of Superman movies, as they have with Batman.

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Author Bio

  • NameMartin Campbell
  • DescriptionNew Zealand film and television director
  • BornOctober 24, 1943
  • CountryNew Zealand
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Film Producer
  • AwardsBritish Academy Television Awards