J. J. Abrams Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Pitching is always a weird, difficult thing.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I don't think I have a signature.”

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

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

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

“The goal is always to do B material in an A fashion.”

“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.”

“When you work on something that combines both the spectacular and the relatable, the hyperreal and the real, it suddenly can become supernatural. The hypothetical and the theoretical can become literal.”