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…

— 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…

— J. J. Abrams

I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it.

— J. J. Abrams

I feel like obviously the standard for what TV looks like changes all the time.

— 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.

— J. J. Abrams

I feel blessed that I get to be part of entertaining people in any capacity.

— 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…

— J. J. Abrams

I love recording music.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— J. J. Abrams

When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made…

— 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…

— 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…

— J. J. Abrams

I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I…

— J. J. Abrams

I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do.

— J. J. Abrams

Well, when Kathy Kennedy, who is the president of Lucasfilm, came to me to ask if I'd be interested in working on…

— J. J. Abrams

I love movies with spectacle but spectacle can be a performance, it doesn't have to be a creature.

— J. J. Abrams

When you work on something that combines both the spectacular and the relatable, the hyperreal and the real, it suddenly can become…

— J. J. Abrams

The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage of.

— J. J. Abrams

When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.

— J. J. Abrams

Directing a movie precludes me from being involved in any greater way. But, the job was never to do more, it was…

— J. J. Abrams

Ratings have changed, viewer habits have changed and the options for the audience have grown enormously, but I don't think how you…

— J. J. Abrams

The idea to put episodes out weekly in theory makes as much sense as putting them all out at once.

— J. J. Abrams