Jon M. Chu Quotes

There are very few movies that become real phenomenons the way 'Twilight' or 'The Hunger Games' did.

Everybody loves a hit. There is nothing as fun as making a cultural splash with a movie.

'Infinity War' needs no teasing. That movie literally needs no teasing. It's going to be the biggest movie of all time. Believe me; no one is ready for this movie.

Black Panther is a cool superhero and all, but let's be honest: He doesn't quite have the legs to prop up a blockbuster on his own.

It is really cool to have created a movie that has turned out to become the biggest movie of the year.

There is nothing as fun as making a cultural splash with a movie. Sometimes the splash happens, like with 'Swingers,' where it sort of slowly ripples out, yet everybody could quote it. Or it could be something like 'Elf,' where you just make a big splash right off the bat when the movie comes out.

I'm always so amazed by which performances work really, really well and which ones don't. But I think it's just mostly, 'She's Out Of My League,' so many people saw that movie on DVD and on the plane. Just millions of people saw that movie. That's the reason I'm somewhat famous.

I've done about 15 movies and four television series in Mexico. My last two movies were the highest grossing in Mexican-cinema history - 'Nosotros los Nobles' and 'Instructions Not Included.'

I think the success of the 'Twilight' movies, not just the books, comes down to Stephenie Meyer.

'Iron Man' was this fun, poppy thing bound to make a zillion dollars. And we were the other side of a superhero movie. More complex with The Hulk being this complex character - that's what it was.

You could say that Iron Man was a second-tier character, and it turned out very successfully. I simply think it's down to the movie itself, and whether people enjoy the movie, are involved in the movie, and that it entertains them. From that point of view, the movie has to stand alone.

This funny little film we did called 'Sharknado' has caused so much buzz, I would have never imagined. It's literally caused more buzz than anything else I've ever done. I had no idea that it was going to turn into this phenomenon.

It was really exciting to see how 'Bridesmaids' was accepted and how well it did.

I don't think 'Cocktail' was a perfect critical success, but it touched a vein in our culture.

Almost every other Western in the last ten years has failed, since Dances with Wolves.

DC are playing catch up with Marvel because of things like 'The Avengers' breaking six hundred million domestic.

A lot of people who saw 'The Avengers' didn't read comic books, don't like comic book movies, and enjoyed it. That was huge for me.

If 'American Beauty' came out today, it wouldn't make nearly as much money.

If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.

I really believe my films are going to be successful, that I'm making 'The Blair Witch Project' - something that will transcend expectations and resonate with people.

I always say I make the movies where people go, 'Hey, I never saw it, but when I finally did, I really liked it.' People saw 'Baby Driver,' though. I was pleased with that.

I got much acclaim with 'Traffic Signal' but 'Superstar' didn't do well.

It's a hugely popular franchise, and every 'Housefull' film has worked well at the box office.

We can all agree that the best part of 'Black Panther' was his female army, the Dora Milaje. They made the movie.

I never really thought about the fact that most of the times I saw Black Panther, he was in New York or in some American city doing something cool with the Avengers. I mean, he's the Prince of Wakanda, but we rarely saw him in Wakanda.