Joel Silver Quotes

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

I want an explosion the size of Cleveland.

I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don't why.

I like to produce movies and that's where I want to be.

I think once every person on the planet sees 'New Moon' and there's nobody left who hasn't see it, then I think they'll be able to go see 'Ninja.'

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

There aren't a lot of guys like me left. But I'm a war horse. I've been through it all. And you know something about war horses? Through the sleet, through the snow, they just keep going.

I'm a guy that wants the movie to work. So whatever it takes or whatever you got to do - I'm happy to do.

Ryan [Gosling] has a history with the Mickey Mouse Club. He was a child performer himself. And he took the time to get to know people.

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

I swam a little bit in high school but I wasn't a jock.

There's no such thing as an easy anything.

I'd like to build my company and make a bigger company always, but I think in the behind the scenes arena is where I'd prefer to spend my time.

I will always continue to make stupid action films but I think 'V For Vendetta' is a very smart film and I think that people will feel differently about things when they see it.

I always like to make sequels. It's a nice business to be in.

There is no real kind of specific genre of cost of movies.

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

The most effective 3D movies I have ever seen are the animated movies because they are designed.

Movies that tend to be converted or tend to be 3D in a late decision are not effective.

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.'

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

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

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

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

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.

The idea of a youth-based society that you live in for a certain time and then you no longer live anymore is an interesting idea for a movie, but you need young people that people want to go see.

I rather would prefer to see the movie theatrically, which I have the ability to do.

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.

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 that I want to watch right away, I can download that movie and watch it.

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.

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

A lot of movies were influenced by 'Logan's Run,' like 'Minority Report'. A lot of films have those elements in them.

There are a lot of times where actors can be a little precious sometimes, and then it's difficult to put them in a situation where there is true hardship.

My movies have always done pretty well in the UK - 'The Matrix' films did very well in this country and I do like the crews here and the people we're working with here.