--- title: "2 David Koepp Quotes - Famous Film director (Cold Storage)" description: "David Koepp is an American screenwriter and director. He is the fourth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts wit..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-koepp-27646.jpg" --- ![Portrait of David Koepp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-koepp-27646.jpg) # David Koepp (1963) Film Director United States **2** quotes in **28** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet David Koepp is a film director from the United States, best known for *Cold Storage*. ## Quick Facts About David Koepp Born June 9, 1963 Nationality United States Profession Film Director Notable works Cold Storage ## About David Koepp David Koepp is an American screenwriter and director. He is the fourth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts with a total gross of over $2.97 billion. ## Awards & Honors Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation ## Quotes by David Koepp > [Forty thousand years of evolution and we've barely even tapped the vastness of human potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-koepp/forty-thousand-years-of-evolution-and-we-ve-barely-even-tapped-the/) [David Koepp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-koepp/) [Biology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biology/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/david-koepp-102205_biology_forty-thousand-years-of-evolution-and-we_187564.jpg) > [Johnny sort of popped into my head midway through the first draft, and he wouldn't leave. But the more I thought about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-koepp/johnny-sort-of-popped-into-my-head-midway-through-the-first-draft-and/) [David Koepp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-koepp/) [Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/david-koepp-102205_actors_johnny-sort-of-popped-into-my-head-midwa_2690824.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-koepp/#itemlist", "name": "David Koepp Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Forty thousand years of evolution and we've barely even tapped the vastness of human potential.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Koepp" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-koepp/forty-thousand-years-of-evolution-and-we-ve-barely-even-tapped-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/david-koepp-102205_biology_forty-thousand-years-of-evolution-and-we_187564.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/david-koepp-102205_biology_forty-thousand-years-of-evolution-and-we_187564.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/david-koepp-102205_biology_forty-thousand-years-of-evolution-and-we_187564.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Forty thousand years of evolution and we've barely even tapped the vastness of human potential.” — David Koepp", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Johnny sort of popped into my head midway through the first draft, and he wouldn't leave. 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