I feel like you only have so much time to make stuff. I'm definitely aware of that. I'm also excited about it. — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
If you focus your energy on the camera, it takes away from the time you have to focus on the performances. — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
When I first moved up to San Francisco to write Where The Wild Things Are, I had a couple moments where I… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
Arcade Fire has such intimacy and epic-ness, at the same time, and that's really inspiring. — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
A lot of times, you have an idea, and all the things you are thinking about might fuel it. But that's not… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
There were times in 'Adaptation' during the editing where I really thought, 'Okay, well, this was a noble failure. I tried to… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
Finding a kid that could be introspective and internal and thoughtful, and then also be wild and free and guileless and physical,… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
Obviously, movies and music videos are different because they're different lengths, and in a movie, you have more time to explore an… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
I started directing videos at the same time that Michel Gondry was starting to direct videos, and I watched what he'd do.… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
I think at the beginning of a project, you decide if you're in love with the idea and what it's about, or… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
I like hiring people based on a feeling - this person gets it - rather than what they've done in the past. — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
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… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
“Falling in love is kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity.” — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
On set, there's a lot of pressure. But it sort of heightens the moments. — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
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… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
I feel like you only have so much time to make stuff. I'm definitely aware of that. I'm also excited about it. — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
Obviously technology has become such a big presence in our lives and, I definitely know, in my life. — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
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… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
I definitely check my phone for texts a lot - like, 'Did anyone text me? Is anyone thinking about me? Does anyone love me?' — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
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… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
There's great food everywhere, and even McDonald's uses nice wood now. — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image