Spike Jonze Quotes

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• The past is just a story we tell ourselves.
• Felt is not the easiest thing to animate. It's very flimsy.
• I'm not one to intellectualize why I did something.
• I don't understand the whole testing-numbers thing. It is not how I want to make movies.
• You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally.
• The invention of the iPod changes how you use music. Suddenly you have music everywhere.
• As a parent, your perspective of childhood is through the eyes of this person that you care so much about and you just want the…
• Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.
• It's fun when you start a movie, because it's kind of like you get to go Christmas shopping... you get to make your wish list…
• Be willing to get fired for a good idea.
• If you compromise what you're trying to do just a little bit, you'll end up compromising a little more the next day or the next…
• Even in this world where you’re getting everything you need and having this nice life, there’s still loneliness and longing and disconnection.
• I just want to make whatever is exciting.
• On everything I do I'm always taking someone's money, whether it's a movie studio or a record label. Somebody's paying for it, and I'm always…
• I like naps. I don't drink coffee.
• I like hiring people based on a feeling - this person gets it - rather than what they've done in the past.
• I feel like you only have so much time to make stuff. I'm definitely aware of that. I'm also excited about it.
• I think because I'm not a parent, my most immediate connection to childhood is my memory of my own childhood.
• I think the way kids create is so inspiring. They're drawing a picture? They love the picture they drew; they're not tortured about it.
• Emotions are messy and hard to figure out.

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