Joel Silver Quotes

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• Our responsibility as filmmakers is to make things that are fresh, unique and original.

  Joel Silver

  Responsibility, Unique, Filmmaker

  "V For Vendetta - Joel Silver/James McTeigue interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• The only time I use women in films is when they're naked or dead.

  Joel Silver

  Naked, Use, Film

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• You know for years before the notion of sequels, actors were the franchise. John Wayne would rarely do sequels, but he kind of played the same guy with a different name in every movie. I have no problem with using actors as franchises. And that's what is fun to do.

  Joel Silver

  Fun, Years, Names

  "Interview With Exit Wounds Stars Steven Seagal, Jill Hennessy and Producer Joel Silver". Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. March 15, 2001.

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• I like to produce movies and that's where I want to be.

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  Want, Firmament, Produce

  "2nd Joel Silver Interview NINJA ASSASSIN. Plus Info on Dark Castle Projects, Remakes, SHERLOCK HOLMES, More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. November 24, 2009.

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• My movies have always done pretty well in the UK - 'The Matrix' films did very well in this country and I do like the crews here and the people we're working with here.

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  Country, People, Done

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• I think once every person on the planet sees 'New Moon' and there's nobody left who hasn't see it, then I think they'll be able to go see 'Ninja.'

  Joel Silver

  Moon, Thinking, Able

  "2nd Joel Silver Interview Ninja Assassin. Plus Info on Dark Castle Projects, Remakes, Sherlock Holmes, More". Roundtable Interview, collider.com. November 24, 2009.

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• I want an explosion the size of Cleveland.

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  Cleveland, Want, Size

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Press conferences are good. I have my own philosophy about press conferences. I usually think that when they don't like the movie, they ask about other things.

  Joel Silver

  Philosophy, Thinking, Conferences

  "Producer Joel Silver Exclusive Interview: Discusses UNKNOWN, LOGAN’S RUN, Berlin, VOD, Home Video Sales, 3D, and a Lot More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 17, 2011.

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• A lot of movies were influenced by 'Logan's Run,' like 'Minority Report'. A lot of films have those elements in them.

  Joel Silver

  Running, Minorities, Elements

  "Producer Joel Silver on SPLICE, LOGAN’S RUN, SWAMP THING, THE APPARATION, PROJECT-X, UNKNOWN WHITE MALE". Interview with Sara Wayland, collider.com. May 22, 2010.

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• The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.

  Joel Silver

  Want, Scope, Bigger

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm a filmmaker and I'm proud of the movies I've made. But in the background of my life I was also very involved in the creation of the sport.

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  Sports, Proud, Creation

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• There are a lot of times where actors can be a little precious sometimes, and then it's difficult to put them in a situation where there is true hardship.

  Joel Silver

  Actors, Hardship, Littles

  "Producer Joel Silver Exclusive Interview: Discusses UNKNOWN, LOGAN’S RUN, Berlin, VOD, Home Video Sales, 3D, and a Lot More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 17, 2011.

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• The dubbing of the music and effects is really incredible today. You're feeling gun shots. I mean, it's not the way people say it is, but the gunshot sounds real. And cars sound real. Among the many things in the evolution (of movies) is to make the sound in the movie incredible. That's what you feel.

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  Real, Mean, Gun

  "Interview With Exit Wounds Stars Steven Seagal, Jill Hennessy and Producer Joel Silver". Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. March 15, 2001.

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• 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.

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  Stupid, Proud, Action

  "'V For Vendetta' - Joel Silver/James McTeigue interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• 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.

  Joel Silver

  Horse, War, Snow

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There's no such thing as an easy anything.

  Joel Silver

  Easy

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• I really was very impressed with DMX during the whole experience on 'Romeo Must Die.' I like working with him. I liked him. And I was very impressed with the reaction of the audience when he was in the picture.

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  Reactions, Audience, Whole

  "Interview with Exit Wounds Stars Steven Seagal, Jill Hennessy and Producer Joel Silver". Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. March 15, 2001.

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• I did my acting performance in 'Roger Rabbit.' I think I did a voice-over also in 'Osmosis Jones' and I directed an episode of my show years ago, 'Tales from the Crypt' and that's my endeavors in the non-producer oriented ranks.

  Joel Silver

  Thinking, Voice, Years

  "2nd Joel Silver Interview NINJA ASSASSIN. Plus Info on Dark Castle Projects, Remakes, SHERLOCK HOLMES, More". Roundtable interview, collider.com. November 24, 2009.

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• The idea of a youth-based society that you live in for a certain time and then you no longer live anymore is an interesting idea for a movie, but you need young people that people want to go see.

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  Ideas, People, Interesting

  "Producer Joel Silver on Splice, Logan’s Run, Swamp Thing, the Apparation, Project-x, Unknown White Male". Press Day Interview, collider.com. May 22, 2010.

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• I'd like to build my company and make a bigger company always, but I think in the behind the scenes arena is where I'd prefer to spend my time.

  Joel Silver

  Thinking, Behind The Scenes, Arena

  "2nd Joel Silver Interview NINJA ASSASSIN. Plus Info on Dark Castle Projects, Remakes, SHERLOCK HOLMES, More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. November 24, 2009.

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

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  Stupid, People, Saws

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• It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.

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  Cost, Impossible, Hard

  "Producer Joel Silver Exclusive Interview: Discusses Unknown, Logan’s Run, Berlin, Vod, Home Video Sales, 3d, and a Lot More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 17, 2011.

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• It's hard to shoot anything in L.A.; it's just a chore, but they're great here.

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  Chores, Hard

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• It's financially advantageous to make a picture in Berlin, Germany. They have a very effective rebate system.

  Joel Silver

  Germany, Berlin

  "Producer Joel Silver Exclusive Interview: Discusses Unknown, Logan’s Run, Berlin, Vod, Home Video Sales, 3d, and a Lot More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 17, 2011.

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• I've always wanted to make 'Swamp Thing.' I like 'Swamp Thing.' I think it's a good idea, and I thought it would be a good venue for a 3-D movie, but there were rights issues with 'Swamp Thing.'

  Joel Silver

  Thinking, Rights, Ideas

  "Producer Joel Silver on Splice, Logan’s Run, Swamp Thing, the Apparation, Project-x, Unknown White Male". Press Day Interview, collider.com. May 22, 2010.

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