Joel Silver

“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 did my acting performance in 'Roger Rabbit.' I think I did a voice-over also in 'Osmosis Jones' and I directed an episode of my show years ago, 'Tales from the Crypt' and that's my endeavors in the non-producer oriented ranks.”

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

“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.”

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

“I'm happy with my place in the firmament here. I like to produce movies and that's where I want to be.”

“I did five movies in Australia, I did three films in Germany, this is the fourth film I've done here in the UK, I've done a bunch of films in Canada.”

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

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

“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.”

“The dubbing of the music and effects is really incredible today. You're feeling gun shots. I mean, it's not the way people say it is, but the gunshot sounds real. And cars sound real. Among the many things in the evolution (of movies) is to make the sound in the movie incredible. That's what you feel.”

“I'm not looking to... 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.”

“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 ago.”

“The reality is that each movie has got to be seen in its own light.”

“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.'”

“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.”

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

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

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