I was lucky enough to know Maurice Sendak, and talked to him about doing the movie. For a while, I was really… — 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
'Where The Wild Things Are,' I think I could have written on my own. When I brought Dave Eggers on, I already… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
After 'Where the Wild Things Are,' I guess I felt more confident as a writer. — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
I met Arcade Fire on their first record, 'Funeral.' I loved that record, and it was a record I was listening to… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
Where The Wild Things Are we were asking a lot of a 9-year-old kid. We were asking a lot of any actor. — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
The fact that Maurice Sendak said, "This is something that I made at your age, this was something that was personal to… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
After 'Where The Wild Things Are,' which was this big, long five-year project, I spent a year making small things. — 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
