85 Quotes by J.J. Abrams

When there’s an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that’s what makes you lean forward.

I think admitting youre an addict is the first step towards recovery.

I’d like to use IMAX. The problem with IMAX is that it’s a very loud camera. It’s a very unreliable camera. Only so much film can be in the camera. You can’t really do intimate scenes with it.

On movies like Star Trek and Star Wars, you have so much that will be created or extended digitally, and it’s a slippery slope where you can get lost in a world of synthetic.

I feel like in telling stories, there are the things the audience thinks are important, and then there are the things that are actually important.

The Internet now provides an immediate and very clear consensus of what it is that the audience is experiencing. It’s something that you should never let lead you, and yet at the same time, you should never ignore it.

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

I feel blessed that I get to be part of entertaining people in any capacity.

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