Joel Silver Quotes

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• I really was very impressed with DMX during the whole experience on 'Romeo Must Die.' I like working with him. I liked him. And I…
• I've made a lot of stupid action films in my life but I like stupid action films and am kind of proud of them.
• The dubbing of the music and effects is really incredible today. You're feeling gun shots. I mean, it's not the way people say it is,…
• You know for years before the notion of sequels, actors were the franchise. John Wayne would rarely do sequels, but he kind of played the…
• I'm a filmmaker and I'm proud of the movies I've made. But in the background of my life I was also very involved in the…
• The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.
• A lot of movies were influenced by 'Logan's Run,' like 'Minority Report'. A lot of films have those elements in them.
• I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don't why.
• I never really was that passionate about playing sports. But when I was at this Mt. Herman school, I did have the ability to throw…
• I swam a little bit in high school but I wasn't a jock.
• I think once every person on the planet sees 'New Moon' and there's nobody left who hasn't see it, then I think they'll be able…
• I will always continue to make stupid action films but I think 'V For Vendetta' is a very smart film and I think that people…
• I'm a guy that wants the movie to work. So whatever it takes or whatever you got to do - I'm happy to do.
• I've always wanted to make 'Swamp Thing.' I like 'Swamp Thing.' I think it's a good idea, and I thought it would be a good…
• It's financially advantageous to make a picture in Berlin, Germany. They have a very effective rebate system.
• It's hard to shoot anything in L.A.; it's just a chore, but they're great here.
• It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.
• My movies have always done pretty well in the UK - 'The Matrix' films did very well in this country and I do like the…
• The idea of a youth-based society that you live in for a certain time and then you no longer live anymore is an interesting idea…
• There aren't a lot of guys like me left. But I'm a war horse. I've been through it all. And you know something about war…

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