I loved the idea of Spider-Man as a kid, and I loved the Todd MacFarlane run in the 1990s, and the first Raimi movies were released when I was in film school. Those were big. — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
Every film you see in film school takes on a heightened importance in your life. — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
Film is a temporal medium as much as it is a visual medium: you're playing with time, and you don't have that ability where… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
It's all about making an experience. You go to the movies to see something you've never seen before. You want to get different people… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
I had a recurring stress dream since I was a kid 10 years old. My friend Travis is driving, and I'm afraid we're going… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
Talking to someone you have a crush on is as scary as fighting a super-villain. — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
I've always pre-vized my movies, just on my own. Even when it was, like, zero-budget things, I used this programme to do storyboards because… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
There's a lot of similarities, I think, between a thriller and a comedy because it's all about tension. It's about building tension and setups… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
If you think about it, now that Spider-Man is in the Marvel universe, that means that Peter Parker was probably, like, eight years old… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
When you're getting to do what you want to do, you just assume you're going to hit a point where someone is like, 'No,… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
I just remember having the President's Fitness Challenge when I was in elementary school and middle school. You had to do different activities, and… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
I didn't even think anyone would want to make 'Cop Car,' and then I didn't think anyone would want to distribute 'Cop Car,' and… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
If Spider-Man is your ground level superhero, I wanted to come up with a ground-level villain. I wanted to figure out if I could… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
