131 Quotes by J. J. Abrams

I love movies with spectacle but spectacle can be a performance, it doesn't have to be a creature.

It's more important you learn what to make movies about than how to make movies

I'm obsessed with things that are distinctly analogue.

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.

I don't want to do something that is so inside that only die-hard fans will appreciate.

Honestly I'm excited about the possibilities of what comes next, and the funny thing is, that is sort of what "Star Wars" is kind of about. I mean, I remember being 10 years old and seeing that movie and leaving the theater and feeling like, oh, my God, anything is possible. And I feel like anything is possible right now. I don't know what's next, but I look forward to it.

'Star Trek' was always a little bit closed emotionally. I never connected to the characters.

Mystery is more important than knowledge.

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.