I don't think anyone wants a movie on time that's not worth your time. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I don't want to do something that is so inside that only die-hard fans will appreciate. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
You never want to have that ticking clock and know that you had all this time and didn't use it. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
But I'm grateful for everyone who would want to read a spoiler because it means that they care and want to see… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I was just like, "I want to make a decent 2-D movie." I was so worried that, instead of being a decent… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
As a director/writer/producer, all you ever want is to work with actors who make you look better, who make the work you… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be surprised. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I quickly said that because of my loyalty to Star Trek, and also just being a fan, I wouldn’t even want to… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I do feel like no matter what you're doing, whether it's music or writing a play or a poem or drawing a… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
You know, we've got to this place, where you go to a movie for one particular surgical fix. So, it's like, I… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
Withholding things in a story is no good if you aren't building to something substantial. It becomes foreplay without the main event,… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
You know, we didn't want to kill anyone, but we knew that "Star Wars" is a generational tale. It always is. And… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
When you go to commercial, you want something to call the viewers back, and if you don't have a decent act out,… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I'm an impatient guy and tend not to like to stay with one thing for a long time. I'll never be able… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I guess the idea of not wanting to choose to direct a film, for which I've not read a script. It's a tough decision… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I do think there's something about the digital age that is increasingly dehumanising us. We're in this very weird place where we're being pulled… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I feel like obviously the standard for what TV looks like changes all the time. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I feel blessed that I get to be part of entertaining people in any capacity. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
There are always a bunch of ideas floating around and I do the best that I can to try to not do them. The… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I'd like to use IMAX. The problem with IMAX is that it's a very loud camera. It's a very unreliable camera. Only so much… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
But I'm grateful for everyone who would want to read a spoiler because it means that they care and want to see the movie… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I think that even if you're wondering if two characters are ever going to kiss, drawing out the inevitability is part of the fun.… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
