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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
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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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" 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. "
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" You need the right people to kind of help make these things real. "
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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. "
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Snow
" 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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People
More
Stupid
" I want an explosion the size of Cleveland. "
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Explosion
Size
Want
" 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.' "
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Good
Thought
Think
" We found in 'The Matrix' that people were willing to accept something more. It was a smarter film. "
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More
Accept
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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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Die
Audience
Picture
" 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
Business
Movies
Want
" 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. "
Joel Silver
Book
Life
Great
" The reality is that each movie has got to be seen in its own light. "
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Seen
Got
Light
" 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. "
Joel Silver
Society
Interesting
Live
" When California provides the same value as other locations, I'd gladly shoot all my pictures here. "
Joel Silver
California
Value
Same
" It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical. "
Joel Silver
Impossible
Shoot
Hard
" I'm a guy that wants the movie to work. So whatever it takes or whatever you got to do - I'm happy to do. "
Joel Silver
Happy
Whatever
Work
" 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. "
Joel Silver
Movies
Love
Land
" 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. "
Joel Silver
Kind
Older
Young
" 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
Own
Good
Philosophy
" Our responsibility as filmmakers is to make things that are fresh, unique and original. "
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Unique
Original
Fresh
" If the audience sees and feels things are real, then they buy it. "
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Then
Real
Feels
" I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don't why. "
Joel Silver
Why
Ability
Had
" 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
Problem
Fun
Kind
" It's financially advantageous to make a picture in Berlin, Germany. They have a very effective rebate system. "
Joel Silver
Effective
Germany
System