Film Quotes by J. J. Abrams

It's more important you learn what to make movies about than how to make movies

— J. J. Abrams

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

— J. J. Abrams

I think that the success of the film is as much about it being something that families could share as anything else.

— J. J. Abrams

I love movies with spectacle but spectacle can be a performance, it doesn't have to be a creature.

— J. J. Abrams

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

— J. J. Abrams

I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction.

— J. J. Abrams

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

— J. J. Abrams

I do think that at a certain point, the reboot sequel mode has to give way to original ideas and back to…

— J. J. Abrams

I guess the idea of not wanting to choose to direct a film, for which I've not read a script. It's a…

— J. J. Abrams

I'd like to use IMAX. The problem with IMAX is that it's a very loud camera. It's a very unreliable camera. Only…

— J. J. Abrams

Approaching any movie with a three in the title you know you are not going to get a political polemic. You are…

— J. J. Abrams

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) is probably the most influential film of my generation. It's the personification of…

— J. J. Abrams

Directing's the best part. Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like. And secondly, it means…

— J. J. Abrams

There's something about looking at Super 8 films that is so evocative. You could argue it's the resolution of the film somehow…

— J. J. Abrams

I'm actually a huge fan of digital as well. I appreciate how that technology opens the doors for filmmakers who never had…

— J. J. Abrams

Whatever is being investigated, created or produced now, in movies or TV, needs to consider the context in which it is being…

— J. J. Abrams