--- title: "10 Know Quotes By Spike Jonze" description: "10 Know quotes by Spike Jonze. Plus more from Spike Jonze and more Know sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/spike-jonze-3309_become_obviously-technology-has-become-such-a-b_171489.jpg" --- > [Obviously technology has become such a big presence in our lives and, I definitely know, in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/obviously-technology-has-become-such-a-big-presence-in-our-lives-and/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/spike-jonze-3309_become_obviously-technology-has-become-such-a-b_171489.jpg) > [I definitely enjoy getting to know people I find inspiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-definitely-enjoy-getting-to-know-people-i-find-inspiring/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/spike-jonze-3309_definitely_i-definitely-enjoy-getting-to-know-peopl_620675.jpg) > [When you're close to somebody, you can never really know how they're experiencing the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/when-you-re-close-to-somebody-you-can-never-really-know-how-they-re/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/spike-jonze-3309_close_when-you-re-close-to-somebody-you-can-ne_2386219.jpg) > [I love when me and my friends don't know how to make something - there's that risk of failure, which should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-love-when-me-and-my-friends-don-t-know-how-to-make-something-there/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/spike-jonze-3309_fail_i-love-when-me-and-my-friends-don-t-know_1295787.jpg) > [I think if something's emotionally real - and I'm not even talking about in movies or in art, but in life -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-think-if-something-s-emotionally-real-and-i-m-not-even-talking/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/spike-jonze-3309_about_i-think-if-something-s-emotionally-real_530724.jpg) > [I definitely liked the Muppets. I definitely liked Yoda in 'Empire Strikes Back' and Chewbacca. I don't know if I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-definitely-liked-the-muppets-i-definitely-liked-yoda-in-empire/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/spike-jonze-3309_back_i-definitely-liked-the-muppets-i-definit_1946114.jpg) > [I don't know what life was like 1,000 years ago, but I imagine there was the same struggle: people trying to connect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-don-t-know-what-life-was-like-1-000-years-ago-but-i-imagine-there/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/spike-jonze-3309_connect_i-don-t-know-what-life-was-like-1-000-ye_2453815.jpg) > [Emotions are messy and hard to figure out. Hard to know where you start and the next person stops. Even as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/emotions-are-messy-and-hard-to-figure-out-hard-to-know-where-you/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/spike-jonze-3309_adult_emotions-are-messy-and-hard-to-figure-ou_339565.jpg) > [I like the idea of the documentary as a portrait. There's not a chronological beginning, middle, and end structure. You build something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-like-the-idea-of-the-documentary-as-a-portrait-there-s-not-a/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/spike-jonze-3309_beginning_i-like-the-idea-of-the-documentary-as-a_2280361.jpg) > [The Beastie Boys are guys I loved before I met them, and when I got to know them, we started a magazine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/the-beastie-boys-are-guys-i-loved-before-i-met-them-and-when-i-got-to/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/spike-jonze-3309_before_the-beastie-boys-are-guys-i-loved-before_2680671.jpg) ## Other authors on Know ## More by 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 I've never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/when-i-m-making-stuff-the-thing-that-excites-me-most-is-not-the/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [“Falling in love is kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/falling-in-love-is-kind-of-like-a-form-of-socially-acceptable-insanity/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [On set, there's a lot of pressure. But it sort of heightens the moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/on-set-there-s-a-lot-of-pressure-but-it-sort-of-heightens-the-moments/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [There was definitely a point in my thirties when I thought, 'Oh, wow, I'm not the youngest person on the set anymore.' But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/there-was-definitely-a-point-in-my-thirties-when-i-thought-oh-wow-i-m/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [I think there's a knee-jerk reaction to things from parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-think-there-s-a-knee-jerk-reaction-to-things-from-parents/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [I feel like you only have so much time to make stuff. I'm definitely aware of that. I'm also excited about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-feel-like-you-only-have-so-much-time-to-make-stuff-i-m-definitely/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [Obviously technology has become such a big presence in our lives and, I definitely know, in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/obviously-technology-has-become-such-a-big-presence-in-our-lives-and/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [As creatives, it's a hard thing to push, to make something you're truly excited about, especially if you've written 100 different concepts and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/as-creatives-it-s-a-hard-thing-to-push-to-make-something-you-re-truly/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [I definitely check my phone for texts a lot - like, 'Did anyone text me? Is anyone thinking about me? Does anyone love me?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-definitely-check-my-phone-for-texts-a-lot-like-did-anyone-text-me/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [Be willing to get fired for a good idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/be-willing-to-get-fired-for-a-good-idea/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [Emotions are messy and hard to figure out. Hard to know where you start and the next person stops. Even as an adult, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/emotions-are-messy-and-hard-to-figure-out-hard-to-know-where-you/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [There's great food everywhere, and even McDonald's uses nice wood now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/there-s-great-food-everywhere-and-even-mcdonald-s-uses-nice-wood-now/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [There's a difference between stress and pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/there-s-a-difference-between-stress-and-pressure/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 first to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/kids-are-so-fiercely-opinionated-that-if-they-love-the-harry-potter/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [The strengths and failings of a relationship depend entirely on your ability to talk about your feelings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/the-strengths-and-failings-of-a-relationship-depend-entirely-on-your/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know/spike-jonze/#itemlist", "name": "10 Know Quotes By Spike Jonze", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Obviously technology has become such a big presence in our lives and, I definitely know, in my life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Spike Jonze" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/obviously-technology-has-become-such-a-big-presence-in-our-lives-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/spike-jonze-3309_become_obviously-technology-has-become-such-a-b_171489.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/spike-jonze-3309_become_obviously-technology-has-become-such-a-b_171489.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/spike-jonze-3309_become_obviously-technology-has-become-such-a-b_171489.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Obviously technology has become such a big presence in our lives and, I definitely know, in my life.” — Spike Jonze", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I definitely enjoy getting to know people I find inspiring.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Spike Jonze" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-definitely-enjoy-getting-to-know-people-i-find-inspiring/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/spike-jonze-3309_definitely_i-definitely-enjoy-getting-to-know-peopl_620675.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/spike-jonze-3309_definitely_i-definitely-enjoy-getting-to-know-peopl_620675.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/spike-jonze-3309_definitely_i-definitely-enjoy-getting-to-know-peopl_620675.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I definitely enjoy getting to know people I find inspiring.” — Spike Jonze", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're close to somebody, you can never really know how they're experiencing the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Spike Jonze" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/when-you-re-close-to-somebody-you-can-never-really-know-how-they-re/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/spike-jonze-3309_close_when-you-re-close-to-somebody-you-can-ne_2386219.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/spike-jonze-3309_close_when-you-re-close-to-somebody-you-can-ne_2386219.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/spike-jonze-3309_close_when-you-re-close-to-somebody-you-can-ne_2386219.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you're close to somebody, you can never really know how they're experiencing the world.” — Spike Jonze", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love when me and my friends don't know how to make something - there's that risk of failure, which should be there. 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