Spike Jonze

Writing is hard.

— Spike Jonze

I wasn't a film kid.

— Spike Jonze

I just want to make whatever is exciting.

— Spike Jonze

Be willing to get fired for a good idea.

— Spike Jonze

I feel like everything I make is personal to me.

— Spike Jonze

Samantha Morton is one of the best actresses in the world.

— Spike Jonze

Is artificial intelligence less than our intelligence?

— Spike Jonze

We can empathize as deeply as we can empathize.

— Spike Jonze

Emotions are messy and hard to figure out.

— Spike Jonze

There's a difference between stress and pressure.

— Spike Jonze

There's great food everywhere, and even McDonald's uses nice wood now.

— Spike Jonze

On set, there's a lot of pressure. But it sort of heightens the moments.

— Spike Jonze

I was only going to go to college because that's what I thought you were supposed to do.

— Spike Jonze

I'm always inspired by other filmmakers, whether it's a shot or the way they handle tone.

— Spike Jonze

You get a buzz when getting texts: 'Oh, someone's thinking about me.'

— Spike Jonze

Johnny Knoxville went from struggling to pay his rent to being on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' in the course of, like,…

— Spike Jonze

I love people that willfully defy what you're supposed to be and create their own definition of their selves.

— Spike Jonze

Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.

— Spike Jonze

As a director, you never get to watch other directors work, and you also don't get to collaborate with other directors that…

— Spike Jonze

The thing I remember most about having a tantrum is not the rage during the tantrum, but the being freaked out afterwards,…

— Spike Jonze

Emotions are messy and hard to figure out. Hard to know where you start and the next person stops. Even as an…

— Spike Jonze

'Where The Wild Things Are,' I think I could have written on my own. When I brought Dave Eggers on, I already…

— Spike Jonze

I started directing videos at the same time that Michel Gondry was starting to direct videos, and I watched what he'd do.…

— Spike Jonze

There were times in 'Adaptation' during the editing where I really thought, 'Okay, well, this was a noble failure. I tried to…

— Spike Jonze

I'm in awe of directors like the Coen brothers who can shoot their script and edit it, and that's the movie. They're…

— Spike Jonze

When I'm making stuff, the thing that excites me most is not the result, but the process and trying to do something…

— Spike Jonze

Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the…

— Spike Jonze

I was lucky enough to know Maurice Sendak, and talked to him about doing the movie. For a while, I was really…

— Spike Jonze

I respect people that are die-hard film people, but I started on video. I started on Hi8 video and mini-DV, and I…

— Spike Jonze

I'm very nervous about taking jobs. I always make sure that, if I'm going to work with somebody, that they really understand…

— Spike Jonze

I'll still make movies for studios, but my editing process will be much further removed from the studio system. Because I don't…

— Spike Jonze

The Beastie Boys are guys I loved before I met them, and when I got to know them, we started a magazine…

— Spike Jonze

I like the idea of the documentary as a portrait. There's not a chronological beginning, middle, and end structure. You build something…

— Spike Jonze

Maurice Sendak never - I remember he said something that was very striking because it's something I never thought about. I always…

— Spike Jonze

I would love to make video games.

— Spike Jonze

Felt is not the easiest thing to animate. It's very flimsy.

— Spike Jonze

I definitely enjoy getting to know people I find inspiring.

— Spike Jonze

I'd love to do a musical one day - a theatre musical.

— Spike Jonze

Chris Cooper I got to work with many times.

— Spike Jonze

Every actor I've worked with I want to work with again.

— Spike Jonze