J. J. Abrams quotes - page 2

I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. (J. J. Abrams)

Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been examining for a long time.

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I try to work on shows that I would want to watch.

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I love recording music.

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Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like.

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One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face; there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality.

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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.

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I'm literally open to any medium that will have me.

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I feel like obviously the standard for what TV looks like changes all the time.

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My work isn't any more important than anything else in the family.

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My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. (J. J. Abrams)

I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective.

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I've had the same friends since I was in kindergarten.

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With three kids you are just trying to survive. You can't be fastidious.

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I was never really a comic-book fanatic.

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All the times I've been lucky enough to be a part of a show that's actually gotten on the air, it's always that same mixture of excitement and utter fear.

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As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was.

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There's nothing wrong with doing sequels, they're just easier to sell.

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I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.

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I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D.

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When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made - at least had a glimpse when I went on the Universal Studios tour with my grandfather, I remember feeling like this was another means by which I could do magic. (J. J. Abrams)

We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that.

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Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was off making something blow up and filming it, or making a mould of my sister's head using alginating plaster.

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I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it.

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When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.

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Photo: Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0

Occupation: American Director
Born: June 27, 1966
Quotes count: 67
Wikipedia: J. J. Abrams

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