Spike Jonze Quotes

I'm not a film snob.

What I expect of a movie reviewer is that he should love cinema as much as I do.

I'm not snobby about my movies; I just love all films.

I'm always in the theater seeing everything, good or bad.

I know what a good movie is.

My interest in film is sort of catholic - apart from science fiction and horror movies, I'll watch almost everything.

I always approach film as a fan.

My film knowledge is pretty shocking. I'm trying to correct that.

You could probably ask anyone who loves Fincher films, and they couldn't answer why.

I was a bit of a film nerd as a kid.

I wasn't a film buff.

I'm not a master of films, I'm rather a slave.

I own one movie by fellow Swede Ingmar Bergman, because I have to. You can't be a movie critic with a collection of six or seven hundred DVDs that includes everything from 'Tokyo Story' to 'Poison Ivy: The New Seduction' and not have a Bergman movie.

My favorite types of movies definitely aren't thrillers, but at the same time you can't deny the genius of Hitchcock's films.

I don't mind other guys seeing movies I want to see and then writing about them. That's fine, especially when it's the 'New Yorker''s Anthony Lane, because he knows this stuff pretty well.

I know my movies. I love my movies.

You would be surprised of films that people just don't see. You know what I mean? I'm always working and I'm a film buff but I'm an old school film buff.

We didn't really have television when I was a kid. Around 30, I discovered films and started systematically catching up. I collect interesting documentaries and films, and watch a few nights a week.

I love movies. I mean, I really, really love movies.

I've always been a movie guy, movies have been my thing. I love movies, all kinds of movies.

Horror fans are a particular breed. They analyze films with such detail and expertise that I am reminded of the Canadian literary critic Northrup Frye, who approached literature with similar archetypal analysis.

I don't envy the job of people who have to watch five movies a day - that's insane.

I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.

I spent a lot of - too much of - my childhood watching movies and thinking about movies.

I love film. I love going to see films; I always have. I've done quite a few.