--- title: "1 New Think Quotes By James Ponsoldt" description: "1 New Think quotes by James Ponsoldt. Plus more from James Ponsoldt and more New Think sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa2/james-ponsoldt-21176_cancer_innovation-sending-civilians-to-outer-sp_2555338.jpg" --- > [Innovation, sending civilians to outer space, mapping the mind, curing cancer - all these things, they're great. Obviously these same companies are also making a lot of money and accumulating a lot of our data at the same time, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/innovation-sending-civilians-to-outer-space-mapping-the-mind-curing/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa2/james-ponsoldt-21176_cancer_innovation-sending-civilians-to-outer-sp_2555338.jpg) ## More by James Ponsoldt > [I was raised by ex-hippies, but I grew up worshipping a television set. I am skeptical of a lot of things, but I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/i-was-raised-by-ex-hippies-but-i-grew-up-worshipping-a-television-set/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [But you certainly don't have perspective. And there's so much pressure going into that opening night because you know there's journalists, tons of acquisitions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/but-you-certainly-don-t-have-perspective-and-there-s-so-much-pressure/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [Obviously, this isn't my normal life, traveling to cities and talking to journalists. It's fun. It's really fun. I get to stay in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/obviously-this-isn-t-my-normal-life-traveling-to-cities-and-talking/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [And I was constantly trying to stay in body, so to speak. It feels very surreal, and I go away to a happy place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/and-i-was-constantly-trying-to-stay-in-body-so-to-speak-it-feels-very/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [You just work really hard and scrutinize. What is it called in politics? "Opposition research"? You want to do the detective work on your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/you-just-work-really-hard-and-scrutinize-what-is-it-called-in/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [Making movies is really hard, and it can be humbling. And once you put them out into the world, you can't control how people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/making-movies-is-really-hard-and-it-can-be-humbling-and-once-you-put/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [Blade Runner's just a noir at the end of the day. Rosemary's Baby is about the fear of having a child and how that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/blade-runner-s-just-a-noir-at-the-end-of-the-day-rosemary-s-baby-is/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [I don't think in terms of what's going to be successful. I have plenty of friends who make very small movies and friends who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/i-don-t-think-in-terms-of-what-s-going-to-be-successful-i-have-plenty/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [I've heard a lot of variation of similar questions, but it's interesting to see the variations of audiences and how different people respond, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/i-ve-heard-a-lot-of-variation-of-similar-questions-but-it-s/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [With Rodham, for instance, it has to work on an emotional level. It has to work on a character level. If it's only "Look,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/with-rodham-for-instance-it-has-to-work-on-an-emotional-level-it-has/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [This needs to work on that level, but it has the additional strain of it's going to be profoundly scrutinized by political junkies from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/this-needs-to-work-on-that-level-but-it-has-the-additional-strain-of/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [I think the irony of modern life is that our data, our highly personal information, has been taken from us, but in many cases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/i-think-the-irony-of-modern-life-is-that-our-data-our-highly-personal/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [A lot of things, whether it's Brexit, the U.S. election, things that are happening on Facebook Live, the way that Twitter in many cases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/a-lot-of-things-whether-it-s-brexit-the-u-s-election-things-that-are/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [And don't rush to make movies. Movies should be made when they're absolutely ready. There's too many bad movies being made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/and-don-t-rush-to-make-movies-movies-should-be-made-when-they-re/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [By the time you arrive at Sundance as a filmmaker, you've been living with your film intimiately, and scrutinized every frame, and probably aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/by-the-time-you-arrive-at-sundance-as-a-filmmaker-you-ve-been-living/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new-think/james-ponsoldt/#itemlist", "name": "1 New Think Quotes By James Ponsoldt", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Innovation, sending civilians to outer space, mapping the mind, curing cancer - all these things, they're great. 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