Laurence Fishburne Quotes

The people who really resurrected 'Blade Runner' was 'MTV.'

It's a huge blessing to know you've done something that has affected people the way 'The Matrix' has. It's like, there's 'Star Wars,' and then there's 'The Matrix.' It's cool to be a part of that.

I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.

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

But I'm more interested in why people are frightened by Jaws and why Jaws was such a hit than saying Spielberg's my main influence.

I remember when I saw 'The Matrix' when I was 13, I saw it in the theaters, and I was so blown away by it. It was one of the most memorable experiences I definitely ever had in the theater.

Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to imagine.

'Lost' was a phenomenon, like Elvis.

I don't relate to the 'Twilight' books or movies at all, but I'm obsessed with it as a pop culture phenomenon - all these people just screaming like it was the Beatles.

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

2008 was a good year as 'Gaja' was a hit.

I don't even want to discuss Flashdance. I'm no critic, but that's an interesting phenomenon, that picture.

Elvis is everywhere. Elvis is everything. Elvis is everybody. Elvis is still The King.

People react to 'District 9' and Die Antwoord on the same level.

There's not another lip-synch song on the planet, in the history of lip-synching songs, that has been lip-synched more than 'I Will Survive.'

Making a film on Mary Kom means that people should be watching it across the globe; it should be that level.

Look at the way sports, music and film have become driving forces of popular culture. Fashion is the fourth pillar.

I look up to people like Michael Jackson because he set up pop culture.

Having a hit is nice, having some success, but when you move popular culture, that's a high.

My father has been a major force in the popular culture for a long, long time. He's a fascinating person.

Spock is a huge mythical character that even people who aren't 'Star Trek' fans like.

The Simpsons is the best thing on American television.

Shows like Game of Thrones, stories like that, only really come around once every 10, 15 years. I can't remember the last time a show has really caught the imagination that way. Maybe Star Wars back in the '70s.

When Superman came out it galvanized the entire industry. It's just part of the American scene.

Nothing affected me until I heard Elvis. Without Elvis there would be no Beatles.