Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes

I grew up watching science fiction and action movies. I love it. I absolutely love it!

Hollywood wants to go for the flash, because that's what a lot of them think science fiction is.

I think that Star Wars revolutionized not only sci-fi movies, but also the entire industry in the way that things are done.

Watched Star Wars in 77 and that's when I got into watching films. I was just blown away by it.

Many of the top-grossing movies of all time are science fiction.

Working with Gale Anne Hurd has been a dream of mine. I mean, I grew up watching 'Terminator' and 'Aliens' and watching Sigourney Weaver just slay!

George Lucas is the reason that we got to make this movie, you know, he was the man that created this whole galaxy, and I am incredibly grateful to him. He's an artist and he's a grown-up. And I take him at his word, and it doesn't mean I agree with everything he says, but I respect, you know, his right to his opinion.

To me the biggest breakthrough was when we did Terminator 2 that just opened the door for Jurassic and all of the others and that was as big as when we did motion control on Star Wars. But I don't see another big thing coming.

Acting in more science fiction films would be fine by me. I love doing them.

Every other movie is one of those action things. I mean, 'Lost in Space'? A bunch of good actors running around shooting at special effects on a soundstage? I took my kids to see that and felt like I was on an acid trip.

I didn't see 'Star Wars' in theaters until George Lucas re-tweaked it.

Stargate by far is the top of the pile when it comes to Sci-Fi. The quality is great. They have really good writers, production design, lighting, wardrobe.

It's so great in Hollywood now. You have people past 40 sitting and talking about serious stuff, writing and making movies and TV, but there's laser pistols and superheroes and alien monsters involved. It's viable and mainstream.

The way people love sci-fi is how I love cartoons.

I have to say I wasn't a huge fan of 'Star Wars', and I'm still not, really, but you have to acknowledge that there's a huge fan base for it, and these people are really sweet. You can't stereotype a 'Star Wars' fan.

I'm just attracted to the action element of science fiction. It's great to sit in the editing room with the director and sound engineers and to create the feeling where your heart is racing and you're sitting at the edge of your seat and you find yourself holding your breath.

I like making sci-fi movies because I like watching sci-fi movies. I like watching horror. I like being in a horror movie. I'm a fan. My perspective's a little different just because I get to participate as well as spectate.

I fell in love with 'Star Trek' after J. J. Abrams's movie. I'm so into that.

The budgets are much higher now, it costs more to make a movie and the kids that go to see them are into instant gratification. They want things bigger and bigger. I don't make those kind of movies. I make movies about relationships.

May the Force be with J.J. I think he'll reinvent 'Star Wars,' like he did with 'Star Trek.'

Panned or not, 'Dune' is a real part of science-fiction filmmaking.

We love movies like 'Edge of Tomorrow.' It's why we go to the movies, and it's why we make movies.

'Star Wars' is so accessible that, at any point, you can sort of jump in and become immersed in it.

There are so many sequels where everything between the special effects is just boring.

I have grown up watching franchise-based movies like 'Star Wars' and read 'Amar Chitra Katha' and had aspired to do cinema like that.