I definitely liked the Muppets. I definitely liked Yoda in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ and Chewbacca. I don’t know if I was a fan of puppets or those, like, specific characters. Spike Jonze Read Quote
I’m hesitant to make grand statements because I feel like that it’s not exactly what I’m writing about. Spike Jonze Read Quote
I think the thing that is meaningful is when I can tell that someone’s been affected by the movie or by anything I made. Spike Jonze Read Quote
I guess a lot of things I make are relationship movies. Maybe all movies are relationship movies, because they’re all about how we relate to each other. Spike Jonze Read Quote
Any conversation I have with anybody that’s real is always revealing and inspiring. Spike Jonze Read Quote
Whenever I start writing, I try to put together songs that feed the feeling of the movie. Spike Jonze Read Quote
I skated and rode bikes on ramps, and my mom was always super supportive. She was one of the only divorced moms in the neighborhood, so all the other parents looked down upon her for letting her kids do that kind of thing. Spike Jonze Read Quote
I met Arcade Fire on their first record, ‘Funeral.’ I loved that record, and it was a record I was listening to while I wrote ‘Where the Wild Things Are.’ Those songs – especially ‘Wake Up’ and ‘Neighbourhood’ – there’s a lot of that record that’s about childhood. Spike Jonze Read Quote
I think the way Win Butler writes, I really identify with it. He writes very emotionally and very cinematically, and I just connect with his sensibility. Spike Jonze Read Quote
