Quotes by J. J. Abrams

I think you have a passion and an obsession for something when it's not necessarily ubiquitous.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

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

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

When I was a kid, among the other embarrassing things I would do, and there's a list of stupid things, but I would make these dumb comedy tapes. I would often make prank phone calls, but I would also do it with friends.

— J. J. Abrams

Friendship

You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

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

— J. J. Abrams

Success

To me the interesting main character is never the one without flaws.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

I don't think I have a signature.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

I am lucky, I'm the first to admit that.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

Robotics are beginning to cross that line from absolutely primitive motion to motion that resembles animal or human behavior.

— J. J. Abrams

Life

Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

I think that even if you're wondering if two characters are ever going to kiss, drawing out the inevitability is part of the fun. Whatever the genre happens to be.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made - at least had a glimpse when I went on the Universal Studios tour with my grandfather, I remember feeling like this was another means by which I could do magic.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

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.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be surprised.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

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

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

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

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

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

— J. J. Abrams

Hope

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

— J. J. Abrams

Love

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

— J. J. Abrams

Love

Pitching is always a weird, difficult thing.

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom

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

— J. J. Abrams

Wisdom