Peter Weir - How to make it in Hollywood

[wwetheundertaker]

Peter Weir is incredible! Here in Australia, Australian films and directors have a reputation of being crap (especially todays australian cinema). Peter Weir is one of the great exceptions, truly a fantastic film maker!

[MrDagonofalbion]

a seluvian hound named herb sandman master

[Paperbagman555]

Underrated. I hope to one day be in the film industry and am also from the same country and city =)

[AlexanderOlcay]

The man is a cinematic genius!

Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave, Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously, Witness, The Mosquito Coast, Dead Poets Society, Fearless, The Truman Show, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

Need we say more?

[UngratefulSwine]

@AlexanderOlcay He is indeed an outstanding filmmaker.

[AlexanderOlcay]

The man is a cinematic genius!

Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave, Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously, Witness, The Mosquito Coast, Dead Poets Society, Fearless, The Truman Show, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

Need we say more?

[LenOval]

The gum chewers behind him.

[xPirus26]

@LenOval lol looks a bit like this guy...gay comedian...whats his name..

[toured87]

oh my god, fred willard!

[vidssesw]

such an amazing actor!!!!!!

[Kagemusha08]

Peter Weir's name isn't usually mentioned when the topic of great living directors comes up, but it should. His Australian films are utterly fantastic and he's one of the few foreign directors who have consistently put out quality pictures after his transition to Hollywood (personally I prefer Picnic at Hanging Rock and the Last Wave, but his recent works are still good).

[EssBennd]

One of my favourite -- if not THE favourite -- cinema director !

From GALLIPOLI to DEAD POETS SOCIETY to THE TRUMAN SHOW to MASTER AND COMMANDER ...

A true master of his craft !

[NinaIsTheName]

@EssBennd and picnic at hanging rock!

[LiverpoolFCxX]

He should have won an Oscar for The Truman Show.

[neurotracker]

Greatest living director? Could be.

[Hughie521324K]

Godard is the greatest

[TakeNothingSeriously]

Peter Weir, you are fascinating. You make the yanks seem so simplistic...

[whateverhte]

Weir is a great director because his movies aren't only story. They have strong stories, this makes them more interesting, but to make movies you need a feel for images and their own poetry, music, for how to comfort & alienate an audience, for timing, the texture of real life & Weir has it- stories IN PICTURES. too many directors with mil spent on visuals cant do it. advice was learn, do your own thing, good. but not to "make it in Hollywood"... its some luck that his own talent was able to.

[thejobloshow]

It's all about story people, from the man himself.

[mrsjinx]

That's one helluva director! We don't often get the chance to see interviews of him though. Thanks for posting.

[toured87]

Yes, thank you! so so much!, I've been looking for this footage everywhere, he is my god!!

[srhays]

Awesome! Thank you for that! Weir is an idol of mine.