When I see a kid in a movie theater texting, I think it's a failure of the movie. It's not a triumph of the Apple iPhone. It's a failure of Warner Bros. and Sony, and all that, because they haven't… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in the director's commentary stuff. I think that stuff is really boring. And, if the director explains too much, it takes… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
Kids today are sold so much, by corporations and media and commercials and advertising and music videos, that I do. A lot of times, they retain that stuff and wear it, and that's the concept of a hipster. It's about owning it and redefining it, on your own level. It's a way of retaining control and meaning, in a world… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share
You know that that thing is going to be as crisp and as clean, as many times as you want to watch it. So, I knew that the film was going to be watched multiple times, a lot like with music videos. Music videos aren't designed to be watched once. They're designed to be watched hundreds of times. On a… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share
I have a day job that's very odd. Most people, by the time they're 25, glom onto one kind of music and that's what… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
Even the way the kids react with media today is so completely different than what most movies have. We just wanted to make a… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
If you really like a movie these days, you don't watch it once, especially if you're a kid, because you have a different relationship… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
The filmmaker should make it, and then the critic should interpret it, period. If the director goes in there and starts telling you exactly… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
When I see a kid in a movie theater texting, I think it's a failure of the movie. It's not a triumph of the… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
I don't turn Britney Spears into a star. I have to spot that these people are going to be stars, in the future, and… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
I will say that I'm going to take full credit for this. I knew Josh [Hutcherson] was going to be a star. One of… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
I don't think the film is going to work for everybody, period. It wasn't meant to be done for everybody. I didn't four quadrant… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
I'm imagining there's a particular audience out there that's younger and older, too. It works on two levels. Do they exist? I don't know.… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
![“I will say that I'm going to take full credit for this. I knew Josh [Hutcherson] was going to be a star. One of the things you do, as a music video director, is spot talent. Th at's one of my things. I don't just do random people.” quote by Joseph M. Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/098/joseph-m-kahn-30589_credit_i-will-say-that-i-m-going-to-take-full-c_1576818.jpg)
