Quotes by John Dykstra

“Boy, am I glad there wasnt a fourth episode of Lord of the Rings.”

“The tsunami is a critical component in the telling of this story. Its a sensitive storytelling issue.”

“Its funny because Ive gone through a long career that started in 75. Ive had the opportunity to direct a couple of movies, and Ive directed lots of commercials. But Id say since 85, directing a feature is something that I wanted to do; I just havent understood the movies offered to me, or it was a case where the visual effects came before the story, which never interested me.”

Digital imaging has untied our hands with regards to technical limitations. We no longer have to be arbiters of technology we get to participate in the interpretation of technology into creative content.