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

More Quotes by J. J. Abrams

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 have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D.

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

I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.

I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion.

I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening.