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I never really was that passionate about playing sports. But when I was at this Mt. Herman school, I did have the ability to throw the frisbee. So when this sport evolved, it was fun because I was good at it.

From Joel Silver

There aren't a lot of guys like me left. But I'm a war horse. I've been through it all. And you know something about war horses? Through the sleet, through the snow, they just keep going.

From Joel Silver

I've made a lot of stupid action films. But when we made The Matrix, we saw that people wanted more than that.

From Joel Silver

It's just a great, legendary comic book hero and it's one that has never been kind of been brought back to life after Lynda Carter. I mean, it's a reinvention. When Tim Burton reinvented Batman after Adam West, and when Donner reinvented Superman after George Reeves, it's time to do that with Wonder Woman.

From Joel Silver

You need the right people to kind of help make these things real.

From Joel Silver

The only problem is I can't get into PG-13 Land. I just get stuck in R rated movies, which they would love us to make PG-13 movies but I never get there. But I think that you've got to make them different. You've got to switch them up.

From Joel Silver

When I read 'Watchmen,' it changed my view of so many things. It was the first time I'd read a graphic novel really like that.

From Joel Silver

The action genre is kind of designed for a young male audience. But we found on 'The Matrix' that we hit the Valhalla of movie making, which is the four quadrant audience - the young male audience, the older male audience, the young female audience and the older female audience.

From Joel Silver

I've made a lot of stupid action films in my life but I like stupid action films and am kind of proud of them.

From Joel Silver

We found in 'The Matrix' that people were willing to accept something more. It was a smarter film.

From Joel Silver

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