Your children are your retirement plan. Because of that, all parents want their children, their only children, to do really well financially, so that they can essentially take care of their parents when they are older. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
When parents want you to do really well academically, they want to avoid you getting into anything that would distract you - you know, rock and roll music, or really serious, long novels that you get so absorbed in, you… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
I always thought if I was born 2000 years earlier, I would be a monk, probably carving a monastery or some giant pantheon buildings. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
Every artist wants his or her work to connect with someone. I think that's why people make art. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
There are many sides of the urban life that I dislike, but there are many sides I am deeply in love with and attached… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
What I find the most interesting about games is the feeling of accomplishment. I think this is an emotion that cinema can't do and… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
I think "artistic" simply means there's more of the creator in the thing. Whether it's painting or song or movie or game, the creator… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
The girl has to be, you know, "the man," who is going to take care of everybody. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
When people see success, particularly investors, they are much more willing to invest in artistic projects. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
What I want to try to prove is that artistic games, when done properly, can still be a commercial success. By doing that, I… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
When we approach games, we're always emotional-focused, so if a free-to-play business model works against the emotion, we won't use it. If it actually… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
A lot of people asked us why 'Journey' didn't let them play with friends or family, and obviously we had a reason - because… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
Our vision is for games to offer a wide variety of different experiences and attract all kinds of gamers and nongamers. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, I felt my life was constrained by rules, school, my parents. I wanted to feel like I was empowered… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
