Film Quotes by Jan de Bont

We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it's advantageous for the movie.

— Jan de Bont

The quality of CGI, audiences are now so used to it. They don't know what is CGI and what is real.

— Jan de Bont

I really believe action will always be there and will never disappear.

— Jan de Bont

Technology is a major tool in exploring and challenging your creativity, but it can also overtake your creativity... My mind goes very fast, and…

— Jan de Bont

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

— Jan de Bont

It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive.

— Jan de Bont

Lara Croft is such a strong individual, she's very driven, she doesn't need a man, she's speaks her own mind, and that she's in…

— Jan de Bont

I think the audience would like to see movies that are stunning to watch. I really think they'd like to see spectacles.

— Jan de Bont

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life.

— Jan de Bont

We are creating a fabulous franchise with an incredible female action hero.

— Jan de Bont

We're surrounded by violence, and we see so much of it on TV, especially the news programs. We almost become numb. And that forces…

— Jan de Bont

Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing.

— Jan de Bont

I think there are a lot more relationship scenes in my movies that people tend to overlook. A lot of scenes really feel real…

— Jan de Bont

In regards to The Haunting, people compared it to the old movie, which is unfair. We didn't have the rights to the movie. I…

— Jan de Bont

The bad guys are not typical; they are not just bad, they are interesting. They might be good or bad.

— Jan de Bont