Quotes by J. J. Abrams

About J. J. Abrams:

Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams is an American director, producer, writer, author, and composer, best known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and/or produced feature films such as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), and Cloverfield (2008). He created or co-created a number of TV drama series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias (creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013).
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We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that.

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I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening.

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My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know.

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What's a bigger mystery box than a movie theater? You go to the theater, you're just so excited to see anything - the moment the lights go down is often the best part.

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My work isn't any more important than anything else in the family.

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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.

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One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face; there was a lot of comedy in that show with...

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I mean, my dad's a television producer, and I knew I could get a job as an assistant or a reader with one of his friends, but it wasn't exactly what I wanted to do.

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I think when you're 10 years old, it's too much to see something with the threat of death in every episode. Kids are better left naive about certain things.

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

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As a director/writer/producer, all you ever want is to work with actors who make you look better, who make the work you do seem as good as it can be and even better than it is.

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All the times I've been lucky enough to be a part of a show that's actually gotten on the air, it's always that same mixture of excitement and utter fear.

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It's a leap of faith doing any serialised storytelling.

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I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion.

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What I'm still grappling with and learning how to do is to be looking and thinking cinematically, having come from television.

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I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality.

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

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

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I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction.

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

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Author Bio

  • NameJ. J. Abrams
  • DescriptionAmerican film and television producer and director
  • AliasesJeffrey Jacob Abrams
  • BornJune 27, 1966
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Film Producer; Television Producer; Screenwriter; Television Actor; Film Actor; Composer; Actor; Writer; Television Director
  • AwardsWriters Guild Of America Award; Primetime Emmy Award