Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was off making something blow up and filming it, or making a mould of my sister's head using alginating plaster.
From J. J. Abrams
It's a leap of faith doing any serialised storytelling.
When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.
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.
What I'm still grappling with and learning how to do is to be looking and thinking cinematically, having come from television.
'Star Trek' was always a little bit closed emotionally. I never connected to the characters.
I was never really a comic-book fanatic.
I have no style. There are certain people who just have a visual sense that defines their work. You could probably watch 30 seconds of anything they do and you'll know exactly who directed it. I don't have that skill.
One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face; there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality.
I love recording music.
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