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title: "17 Want Quotes By J. J. Abrams"
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> [I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-m-not-trying-to-be-coy-or-manipulative-or-machiavellian-i-want-to/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

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> [Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/whenever-a-toddler-sees-a-pile-of-blocks-he-wants-to-tear-it-down/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/058/j-j-abrams-3542_block_whenever-a-toddler-sees-a-pile-of-blocks_2369662.jpg)

> [I don't think anyone wants a movie on time that's not worth your time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-don-t-think-anyone-wants-a-movie-on-time-that-s-not-worth-your-time/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/224/j-j-abrams-3542_movie_i-don-t-think-anyone-wants-a-movie-on-ti_947305.jpg)

> [I try to work on shows that I would want to watch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-try-to-work-on-shows-that-i-would-want-to-watch/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

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> [I don't want to do something that is so inside that only die-hard fans will appreciate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-don-t-want-to-do-something-that-is-so-inside-that-only-die-hard/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

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> [You never want to have that ticking clock and know that you had all this time and didn't use it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/you-never-want-to-have-that-ticking-clock-and-know-that-you-had-all/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c1/j-j-abrams-3542_clock_you-never-want-to-have-that-ticking-cloc_848597.jpg)

> [Withholding things in a story is no good if you aren't building to something substantial. It becomes foreplay without the main event,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/withholding-things-in-a-story-is-no-good-if-you-aren-t-building-to/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/j-j-abrams-3542_building_withholding-things-in-a-story-is-no-good_2421498.jpg)

> [But I'm grateful for everyone who would want to read a spoiler because it means that they care and want to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/but-i-m-grateful-for-everyone-who-would-want-to-read-a-spoiler/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/j-j-abrams-3542_care_but-i-m-grateful-for-everyone-who-would_317380.jpg)

> [I was just like, "I want to make a decent 2-D movie." I was so worried that, instead of being a decent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-was-just-like-i-want-to-make-a-decent-2-d-movie-i-was-so-worried/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/j-j-abrams-3542_decent_i-was-just-like-i-want-to-make-a-decent_927377.jpg)

> [People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be surprised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/people-never-know-what-they-want-though-everyone-says-they-do-if-they/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/j-j-abrams-3542_did_people-never-know-what-they-want-though_1247383.jpg)

> [When you go to commercial, you want something to call the viewers back, and if you don't have a decent act out,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/when-you-go-to-commercial-you-want-something-to-call-the-viewers-back/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/j-j-abrams-3542_act_when-you-go-to-commercial-you-want-somet_2628705.jpg)

> [As a director/writer/producer, all you ever want is to work with actors who make you look better, who make the work you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/as-a-director-writer-producer-all-you-ever-want-is-to-work-with/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/j-j-abrams-3542_actor_as-a-director-writer-producer-all-you-ev_1073405.jpg)

> [I quickly said that because of my loyalty to Star Trek, and also just being a fan, I wouldn’t even want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-quickly-said-that-because-of-my-loyalty-to-star-trek-and-also-just/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/j-j-abrams-3542_astronomy_i-quickly-said-that-because-of-my-loyalt_2032051.jpg)

> [I do feel like no matter what you're doing, whether it's music or writing a play or a poem or drawing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-do-feel-like-no-matter-what-you-re-doing-whether-it-s-music-or/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/j-j-abrams-3542_drawing_i-do-feel-like-no-matter-what-you-re-doi_1063666.jpg)

> [You know, we didn't want to kill anyone, but we knew that "Star Wars" is a generational tale. It always is. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/you-know-we-didn-t-want-to-kill-anyone-but-we-knew-that-star-wars-is/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15d/j-j-abrams-3542_generational_you-know-we-didn-t-want-to-kill-anyone-b_2559078.jpg)

> [I'm an impatient guy and tend not to like to stay with one thing for a long time. I'll never be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-m-an-impatient-guy-and-tend-not-to-like-to-stay-with-one-thing-for/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/j-j-abrams-3542_able_i-m-an-impatient-guy-and-tend-not-to-lik_2393182.jpg)

> [You know, we've got to this place, where you go to a movie for one particular surgical fix. So, it's like, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/you-know-we-ve-got-to-this-place-where-you-go-to-a-movie-for-one/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26e/j-j-abrams-3542_action_you-know-we-ve-got-to-this-place-where-y_1167028.jpg)

## Other authors on Want

## More by J. J. Abrams

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-guess-the-idea-of-not-wanting-to-choose-to-direct-a-film-for-which/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-do-think-there-s-something-about-the-digital-age-that-is/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-hate-to-look-at-the-stuff-i-ve-written-and-consider-what-it-means/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [I feel like obviously the standard for what TV looks like changes all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-feel-like-obviously-the-standard-for-what-tv-looks-like-changes-all/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-d-love-to-do-a-movie-where-the-monster-is-human-where-the-issue-is/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [I feel blessed that I get to be part of entertaining people in any capacity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-feel-blessed-that-i-get-to-be-part-of-entertaining-people-in-any/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [There are always a bunch of ideas floating around and I do the best that I can to try to not do them. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/there-are-always-a-bunch-of-ideas-floating-around-and-i-do-the-best/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [I love recording music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-love-recording-music/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-d-like-to-use-imax-the-problem-with-imax-is-that-it-s-a-very-loud/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-have-nothing-against-3-d-in-theory-but-i-ve-also-never-run-to-the/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/but-i-m-grateful-for-everyone-who-would-want-to-read-a-spoiler/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/i-think-that-even-if-you-re-wondering-if-two-characters-are-ever/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made - at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/when-i-was-a-little-kid-and-even-still-i-loved-magic-tricks-when-i/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) is probably the most influential film of my generation. It's the personification of good and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope-1977-is-probably-the-most-influential/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

> [Directing's the best part. Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like. And secondly, it means that you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/directing-s-the-best-part-whenever-i-ve-directed-something-there-s/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

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