The Life of Ian

I just surrounded myself with the best people I could. Because when I started on this project, one, I was elated, and two... I was just terrified.

– Ian Mune on directing Came a Hot Friday, his first feature film

This movie damned near killed me. It was like picking up an elephant every morning, putting it on your back and going to work ... It was hard work, but I loved it.

– Ian Mune on directing Once Were Warriors sequel What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

More specifically, I'm a Kiwi actor, and if this tale is about anything it's about those two words: Kiwi. Actor. And the impact they've had on the life I've lived and still do. 

– Ian Mune offers up an introduction to the story of his life's work

I just remember this fabulous voice this guy had and how passionate the play was and how, y'know, it was really some of the best theatre I think I'd ever seen in New Zealand.

– Filmmaker Roger Donaldson on the first time he saw Ian Mune on stage during Marat/Sade at the Mercury Theatre

The success of New Zealand national cinema is not measured in Los Angeles, or Cannes. It's measured in Queen Street, you know? And in Taihape! ... Me and Ian have had a lot of disagreements but we've never disagreed on that one.

– Geoff Murphy discussing his and Ian Mune's negative experiences with industry funding