J. J. Abrams quotes

J. J. Abrams is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer, famous for his work in both television and film. Known for creating and directing popular series like "Lost" and blockbuster movies such as "Star Trek" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." He is recognized for his innovative storytelling, mystery-driven plots, and dynamic visual style. Here are 67 of his quotes:

To me the interesting main character is never the one without flaws.

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I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do.

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I don't think I have a signature.

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I think you have a passion and an obsession for something when it's not necessarily ubiquitous.

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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) is probably the most influential film of my generation. ... That movie was the personification of good and evil and the way it opened up the world to space adventure, the way westerns did to our parents' generations, it left an indelible imprint.

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I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening.

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When you work on something that combines both the spectacular and the relatable, the hyperreal and the real, it suddenly can become supernatural. The hypothetical and the theoretical can become literal.

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You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.

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The Internet now provides an immediate and very clear consensus of what it is that the audience is experiencing. It's something that you should never let lead you, and yet at the same time, you should never ignore it.

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When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.

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As a director/writer/producer, all you ever want is to work with actors who make you look better, who make the work you do seem as good as it can be and even better than it is.

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I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.

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The experience I had seeing Star Wars for the first time was mind-blowing. Eleven is a great age to have your mind blown.

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The most exciting thing for me is crossing that bridge between something we know is real and something that is extraordinary. The thing for me has always been how you cross that bridge.

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We went from the silent era to the sound era, and now we've done it again.

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Of course there is a monkey. There is always a monkey.

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It was nothing that I think any one of us took on because it was a gig that was available. It was something that felt like a true passion and something that every single person brought much more than any of us could have expected. ... I do honestly feel honored to be part of this group.

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When I was a kid and saw Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope for the first time, it blew my mind and around the same time, I had friends who were huge fans of Star Trek and I don't know if I was smart enough to get it, or patient enough. What I loved about Star Wars was the visceral energy of it, the clarity of it, the kind of innocence and big heart of it. Star Trek always felt a little bit more sophisticated and philosophical, debating moral dilemmas and things that were theoretically interesting, but for some reason I couldn't get on board. It really took working with all these guys and actually working on Star Trek for me to fall in love with that.

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I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion.

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Robotics are beginning to cross that line from absolutely primitive motion to motion that resembles animal or human behavior.

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Obviously with the Internet and increased access to other means of watching shows, the audience has dispersed and is all over the place and that is a challenge.

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Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down.

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