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When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.

~J. J. Abrams

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You know, we've got to this place, where you go to a movie for one particular surgical fix. So, it's like, I want the pulse-pounding action, or the insane falling-off-my-seat comedy, or the devastating, heart-breaking drama.

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I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.

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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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Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was off making something blow up and filming it, or making a mould of my sister's head using alginating plaster.

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

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Pitching is always a weird, difficult thing.

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When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.

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All I know is that I've made some big screw-ups, and I've done some things that have done all right. I just keep trying to learn from the mistakes I've made.

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I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: June 27th, 1966

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