I think that even if you're wondering if two characters are ever going to kiss, drawing out the inevitability is part of… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
Well, when Kathy Kennedy, who is the president of Lucasfilm, came to me to ask if I'd be interested in working on… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be surprised. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If you watch the first [Star Wars] movie, you don't actually know exactly what the Empire is trying to do. They're going… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
Withholding things in a story is no good if you aren't building to something substantial. It becomes foreplay without the main event,… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
When you go to commercial, you want something to call the viewers back, and if you don't have a decent act out,… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
Every hour that you spend doing something, even if you love it more than anything, you're not with your family. Every project… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I guess the idea of not wanting to choose to direct a film, for which I've not read a script. It's a tough decision… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I do think there's something about the digital age that is increasingly dehumanising us. We're in this very weird place where we're being pulled… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I feel like obviously the standard for what TV looks like changes all the time. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I feel blessed that I get to be part of entertaining people in any capacity. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
There are always a bunch of ideas floating around and I do the best that I can to try to not do them. The… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
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 so much… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
But I'm grateful for everyone who would want to read a spoiler because it means that they care and want to see the movie… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I think that even if you're wondering if two characters are ever going to kiss, drawing out the inevitability is part of the fun.… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image