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Writing Quotes by Spike Jonze

8 Writing quotes by Spike Jonze

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Spike Jonze sees writing as a playground for the surreal, where ordinary moments can morph into the extraordinary. This eight‑quote set captures his offbeat imagination and the restless curiosity that fuels his storytelling.

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When I first moved up to San Francisco to write Where The Wild Things Are, I had a couple moments where I…

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'Where The Wild Things Are,' I think I could have written on my own. When I brought Dave Eggers on, I already…

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I'm hesitant to make grand statements because I feel like that it's not exactly what I'm writing about.

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Whenever I start writing, I try to put together songs that feed the feeling of the movie.

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I think the way Win Butler writes, I really identify with it. He writes very emotionally and very cinematically, and I just…

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Writing is hard.

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I knew I could write infinitely about relationships. That's the most beautiful, most confusing, most rewarding, most heartbreaking thing in our lives…

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After 'Where the Wild Things Are,' I guess I felt more confident as a writer.

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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…

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“Falling in love is kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity.”

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On set, there's a lot of pressure. But it sort of heightens the moments.

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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…

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I think there's a knee-jerk reaction to things from parents.

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I feel like you only have so much time to make stuff. I'm definitely aware of that. I'm also excited about it.

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Obviously technology has become such a big presence in our lives and, I definitely know, in my life.

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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…

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I definitely check my phone for texts a lot - like, 'Did anyone text me? Is anyone thinking about me? Does anyone love me?'

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Be willing to get fired for a good idea.

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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…

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There's great food everywhere, and even McDonald's uses nice wood now.

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There's a difference between stress and pressure.

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Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the first to…

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The strengths and failings of a relationship depend entirely on your ability to talk about your feelings.

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