Because Quote by Joel Silver

“We just decided to pick the date 'The Matrix' opened in most of the world. At the end of the day, it worked out really great because the world seems to have got to a place where I think the movie is even more relevant now than it was several months ago.”

Joel Silver

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If the audience sees and feels things are real, then they buy it.

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It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.

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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…

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To watch a movie in 3D when it's not really planned in 3D is disturbing sometimes.

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The reality is that each movie has got to be seen in its own light.

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My movies have always done pretty well in the UK - 'The Matrix' films did very well in this country and I do like…

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Well, I haven't really been able to shoot in California for a while. Little movies yeah, but the big movies we can't shoot there.…

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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…

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It's financially advantageous to make a picture in Berlin, Germany. They have a very effective rebate system.

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The only time I use women in films is when they're naked or dead.

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I did my acting performance in 'Roger Rabbit.' I think I did a voice-over also in 'Osmosis Jones' and I directed an episode of…

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I love my iPad. I'll see television shows that I have missed and I'll download them through iTunes. If there is an older movie…

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