Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonzeis an American director, producer, screenwriter and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. He started his feature film directing career with Being John Malkovichand Adaptation, both written by Charlie Kaufman, and then started movies with screenplays of his own with Where the Wild Things Areand Her...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth22 October 1969
CityRockville, MD
CountryUnited States of America
The market groups and demographics said, 'Teenage guys don't read magazines.'
I love when me and my friends don't know how to make something - there's that risk of failure, which should be there. If it's guaranteed not to fail, it's something you already know how to do.
I think because I'm not a parent, my most immediate connection to childhood is my memory of my own childhood.
I am better at math than spelling.
If you compromise what you're trying to do just a little bit, you'll end up compromising a little more the next day or the next week, and when you lift your head you're suddenly really far away from where you're trying to go.
Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.
I think the way kids create is so inspiring. They're drawing a picture? They love the picture they drew; they're not tortured about it.
I definitely enjoy getting to know people I find inspiring.
I feel like you only have so much time to make stuff. I'm definitely aware of that. I'm also excited about it.
As a parent, your perspective of childhood is through the eyes of this person that you care so much about and you just want the world to be great for them. You want their life to be easy and happy.
The invention of the iPod changes how you use music. Suddenly you have music everywhere.
You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally.
I don't understand the whole testing-numbers thing. It is not how I want to make movies.
I'm not one to intellectualize why I did something.