Quotes by Joel Silver

About Joel Silver:

Joel Silver is an American film producer, known for action films like Lethal Weapon, Die Hard and The Matrix trilogy. He is owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment. He has been a rival to Michael Eisner, former C.E.O of The Walt Disney Company, since their days at Paramount Pictures.
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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 was very impressed with the reaction of the audience when he was in the picture.

Joel Silver

The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.

Joel Silver

It's just a great, legendary comic book hero and it's one that has never been kind of been brought back to life after Lynda Carter. I mean, it's a reinvention. When Tim Burton reinvented Batman after Adam West, and when Donner reinvented Superman aft...

Joel Silver

It's hard to shoot anything in L.A.; it's just a chore, but they're great here.

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 a...

Joel Silver

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 the frisbee. So when this sport evolved, it was fun because I was good at it.

Joel Silver

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 venue for a 3-D movie, but there were rights issues with 'Swamp Thing.'

Joel Silver

Press conferences are good. I have my own philosophy about press conferences. I usually think that when they don't like the movie, they ask about other things.

Joel Silver

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.

Joel Silver

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 creation of the sport.

Joel Silver

The only problem is I can't get into PG-13 Land. I just get stuck in R rated movies, which they would love us to make PG-13 movies but I never get there. But I think that you've got to make them different. You've got to switch them up.

Joel Silver

You need the right people to kind of help make these things real.

Joel Silver

The action genre is kind of designed for a young male audience. But we found on 'The Matrix' that we hit the Valhalla of movie making, which is the four quadrant audience - the young male audience, the older male audience, the young female audience a...

Joel Silver

We found in 'The Matrix' that people were willing to accept something more. It was a smarter film.

Joel Silver

Our responsibility as filmmakers is to make things that are fresh, unique and original.

Joel Silver

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 same guy with a different name in every movie. I have no problem with using actors as franchises. And that's wha...

Joel Silver

I want an explosion the size of Cleveland.

Joel Silver

When California provides the same value as other locations, I'd gladly shoot all my pictures here.

Joel Silver

I've made a lot of stupid action films. But when we made The Matrix, we saw that people wanted more than that.

Joel Silver

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

Joel Silver

Author Bio

  • NameJoel Silver
  • DescriptionAmerican businessman
  • BornJuly 14, 1952
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Producer