As a director/writer/producer, all you ever want is to work with actors who make you look better, who make the work you do seem as good as it can be and even better than it is.
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.