--- title: "20 You Quotes By Spike Jonze" description: "20 You quotes by Spike Jonze. Plus more from Spike Jonze and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b3/spike-jonze-3309_create_i-love-people-that-willfully-defy-what-y_619216.jpg" --- > [I love people that willfully defy what you're supposed to be and create their own definition of their selves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-love-people-that-willfully-defy-what-you-re-supposed-to-be-and/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b3/spike-jonze-3309_create_i-love-people-that-willfully-defy-what-y_619216.jpg) > [You get a buzz when getting texts: 'Oh, someone's thinking about me.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/you-get-a-buzz-when-getting-texts-oh-someone-s-thinking-about-me/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ec/spike-jonze-3309_about_you-get-a-buzz-when-getting-texts-oh-som_1428516.jpg) > [I was only going to go to college because that's what I thought you were supposed to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-was-only-going-to-go-to-college-because-that-s-what-i-thought-you/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/spike-jonze-3309_because_i-was-only-going-to-go-to-college-becaus_2294681.jpg) > [As a director, you never get to watch other directors work, and you also don't get to collaborate with other directors that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/as-a-director-you-never-get-to-watch-other-directors-work-and-you/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/338/spike-jonze-3309_also_as-a-director-you-never-get-to-watch-oth_1490278.jpg) > [If you focus your energy on the camera, it takes away from the time you have to focus on the performances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/if-you-focus-your-energy-on-the-camera-it-takes-away-from-the-time/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/spike-jonze-3309_away_if-you-focus-your-energy-on-the-camera-i_785804.jpg) > [When you're close to somebody, you can never really know how they're experiencing the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/when-you-re-close-to-somebody-you-can-never-really-know-how-they-re/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/spike-jonze-3309_close_when-you-re-close-to-somebody-you-can-ne_2386219.jpg) > [A lot of times, you have an idea, and all the things you are thinking about might fuel it. But that's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/a-lot-of-times-you-have-an-idea-and-all-the-things-you-are-thinking/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/spike-jonze-3309_about_a-lot-of-times-you-have-an-idea-and-all_1202466.jpg) > [You make a movie that is about what you want it to be about and let people have their reaction to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/you-make-a-movie-that-is-about-what-you-want-it-to-be-about-and-let/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/spike-jonze-3309_about_you-make-a-movie-that-is-about-what-you_1054004.jpg) > [If I heard somebody else say, 'I worked on a movie for five years', I'd be like, 'What? How could it take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/if-i-heard-somebody-else-say-i-worked-on-a-movie-for-five-years-i-d/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae8/spike-jonze-3309_could_if-i-heard-somebody-else-say-i-worked-on_1962135.jpg) > [Emotions are messy and hard to figure out. Hard to know where you start and the next person stops. Even as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/emotions-are-messy-and-hard-to-figure-out-hard-to-know-where-you/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/spike-jonze-3309_adult_emotions-are-messy-and-hard-to-figure-ou_339565.jpg) > [I love when me and my friends don't know how to make something - there's that risk of failure, which should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-love-when-me-and-my-friends-don-t-know-how-to-make-something-there/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/spike-jonze-3309_fail_i-love-when-me-and-my-friends-don-t-know_1295787.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/as-creatives-it-s-a-hard-thing-to-push-to-make-something-you-re-truly/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/spike-jonze-3309_about_as-creatives-it-s-a-hard-thing-to-push-t_255685.jpg) > [I like the idea of the documentary as a portrait. There's not a chronological beginning, middle, and end structure. You build something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-like-the-idea-of-the-documentary-as-a-portrait-there-s-not-a/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/spike-jonze-3309_beginning_i-like-the-idea-of-the-documentary-as-a_2280361.jpg) > [I think if something's emotionally real - and I'm not even talking about in movies or in art, but in life -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-think-if-something-s-emotionally-real-and-i-m-not-even-talking/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/spike-jonze-3309_about_i-think-if-something-s-emotionally-real_530724.jpg) > [Everything in L.A. is - it's just an easy place to live in. The houses are nice, the backyards are nice, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/everything-in-l-a-is-it-s-just-an-easy-place-to-live-in-the-houses/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/spike-jonze-3309_behind_everything-in-l-a-is-it-s-just-an-easy-p_1150496.jpg) > [I think there is something about... unless you come from a really evolved family that allowed you to talk about your feelings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-think-there-is-something-about-unless-you-come-from-a-really/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b1/spike-jonze-3309_about_i-think-there-is-something-about-unless_1755840.jpg) > [I think at the beginning of a project, you decide if you're in love with the idea and what it's about, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-think-at-the-beginning-of-a-project-you-decide-if-you-re-in-love/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/973/spike-jonze-3309_about_i-think-at-the-beginning-of-a-project-yo_3132250.jpg) > [You can go on Nike's website and choose exactly what fabrics and colours and shapes you want your sneakers to come in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/you-can-go-on-nike-s-website-and-choose-exactly-what-fabrics-and/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/spike-jonze-3309_choose_you-can-go-on-nike-s-website-and-choose_3009121.jpg) > [Nicolas Cage, I would love to work with him again. He's just a fearless madman. He'll go anywhere you want to go.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/nicolas-cage-i-would-love-to-work-with-him-again-he-s-just-a-fearless/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/spike-jonze-3309_again_nicolas-cage-i-would-love-to-work-with-h_2186332.jpg) > [Obviously, movies and music videos are different because they're different lengths, and in a movie, you have more time to explore an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/obviously-movies-and-music-videos-are-different-because-they-re/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/spike-jonze-3309_because_obviously-movies-and-music-videos-are-di_2423234.jpg) ## Other authors on You ## More by Spike Jonze > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/when-i-m-making-stuff-the-thing-that-excites-me-most-is-not-the/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [“Falling in love is kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/falling-in-love-is-kind-of-like-a-form-of-socially-acceptable-insanity/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [On set, there's a lot of pressure. But it sort of heightens the moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/on-set-there-s-a-lot-of-pressure-but-it-sort-of-heightens-the-moments/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/there-was-definitely-a-point-in-my-thirties-when-i-thought-oh-wow-i-m/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [I think there's a knee-jerk reaction to things from parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-think-there-s-a-knee-jerk-reaction-to-things-from-parents/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [I feel like you only have so much time to make stuff. I'm definitely aware of that. I'm also excited about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-feel-like-you-only-have-so-much-time-to-make-stuff-i-m-definitely/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [Obviously technology has become such a big presence in our lives and, I definitely know, in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/obviously-technology-has-become-such-a-big-presence-in-our-lives-and/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/as-creatives-it-s-a-hard-thing-to-push-to-make-something-you-re-truly/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [I definitely check my phone for texts a lot - like, 'Did anyone text me? Is anyone thinking about me? Does anyone love me?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-definitely-check-my-phone-for-texts-a-lot-like-did-anyone-text-me/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [Be willing to get fired for a good idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/be-willing-to-get-fired-for-a-good-idea/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/emotions-are-messy-and-hard-to-figure-out-hard-to-know-where-you/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [There's great food everywhere, and even McDonald's uses nice wood now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/there-s-great-food-everywhere-and-even-mcdonald-s-uses-nice-wood-now/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [There's a difference between stress and pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/there-s-a-difference-between-stress-and-pressure/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/kids-are-so-fiercely-opinionated-that-if-they-love-the-harry-potter/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) > [The strengths and failings of a relationship depend entirely on your ability to talk about your feelings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/the-strengths-and-failings-of-a-relationship-depend-entirely-on-your/) [Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/spike-jonze/#itemlist", "name": "20 You Quotes By Spike Jonze", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love people that willfully defy what you're supposed to be and create their own definition of their selves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Spike Jonze" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-love-people-that-willfully-defy-what-you-re-supposed-to-be-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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