FILMOGRAPHY
2005]
Let's Make Friends
2003]
Peter Pan [writer]
2002] Unconditional Love [writer]
1997] My Best Friend's Wedding
1994] Muriel's Wedding [writer]
1993] Sloth
1986] The Humpty Dumpty Man [writer]
1984] Getting Wet [writer]
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PJ Hogan
Born in Brisbane, Australia in 1962.
PJ is married to Australian director Jocelyn Moorhouse (Proof, How To Make An American Quilt, A Thousand Acres)
British actor Jason Isaacs on why PJ Hogan was born to make Peter Pan: "Because he never really grew up, and he's very childish and I can say that because I'm the actor who never grew up."
British actress Olivia Williams talks about PJ Hogan:
“He is a genius. During the audition I fell for P. J completely Auditioning for P. J Hogan was one of the most fulfilling half-hours of acting I’ve done in my life. (He's) the right director for Peter Pan, the way he explores the magic of childhood and the fantasy of it. The social facts are also there, the fact that J.M. Barrie had a pretty dodgy relationship with an understanding of children that Mr. Darling and Captain Hook are the same guy. None of that gets past P.J. It’s not a sentimental Hollywood version, but on the other hand it has all the imagination and magic that it requires.”
Lynn Redgrave [Peter Pan] on PJ:
"PJ retains the position of king and emperor on the set but is playful, mad, inventive and a wonderful emperor who wants you to join in. He wraps you up in his enthusiasm."
PJ on My Best Friend's Wedding:
"Julia wanted to make a Julia Roberts movie starring herself, but of course I wanted to make a P.J. Hogan movie, because I wasn't actually a big fan of Julia Roberts movies as such."
PJ on making movies:
"When I make a film I try to please myself and hope when doing so I'm pleasing other people because ultimately I consider myself a storyteller."
Rupert Evertt on P J Hogan:
"He gave me the part without seeing me, which he very much felt bad about. And then he came to see me, and he thought I was the most boring person he'd ever met. And I think he wanted to fire me after that day. But he didn't, and luckily, because from my point of view, working with him was a great step forward."
PJ on Dermot Mulroney:
"I knew Dermot from my wife's (director Jocelyn Moorhouse) film, How To Make an American Quilt. The unfailing response to his charm, humour and strength was not lost on me. It is entirely believable that two magnificent women would battle for him."