Marti Noxon Quotes

Hollywood is still the mecca for good or bad, but it isn't the beginning or end for filmmaking.

To do a studio film, something with Disney. My father is thrilled.

When I came out to Hollywood, I discovered the perfect place for my creative madness - Cannon Pictures.

I grew up right near Hollywood, and I wanted to be a filmmaker.

I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me.

I didn't make movies when I was a kid, but I loved them. That was considered a far-fetched dream.

I had an interest in film, but I didn't want to go to Hollywood and make movies.

The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When is lunch?'

I thought that making movies was drab. I'd lived through that. And I didn't want to use my parents, ever... They didn't want to push me into this business.

Big feature films are another world.

'The Last Starfighter' was the first movie I did in the U.S. It was an absolute joy to be a part of it. 'Night of the Comet' was a labor of love. Truly a collaborative effort. I am eternally grateful for the experiences.

I find L.A. kind of romantic, actually. As a movie junkie, it's a city that was built by the movies. There's something really weird and surreal about it that I find energizing.

I don't think there's a back lot here in Hollywood anymore that has those streets, like a French Quarter.

You can't make a movie about making movies - it's boring.

Ever since I was a little kid, I told my mom that I want to go to Hollywood and make a 'Batman' movie.

I see myself starring in and producing major feature films.

Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think that there's any real mystery there.

I always loved movies. I wanted to be in them! I always saw them and said, 'How do you do that?' It seemed like going to the moon. It was not a rational thought, but that's the only thing I wanted to do.

My story sort of sounds ridiculous because the first movie I produced was 'E.T.'

Hollywood, for me, is the studios. It's a way to produce. It's a different way to make movies, and I never took part in that.

When I saw 'Jurassic Park' as a kid, that was the first time I thought about making movies for a living.

We were shooting at the Kodak Theatre and to see my production company's clap board in front of Sylvester Stallone was overwhelming, I had to pinch myself. It was a magical moment. It was a different high.

Making 'Pacific Rim' was a lot like what you imagined making movies would be like when you were 12.

I fell in love with 'Ben Hur' when I was 8 years old, and I just knew I had to be involved in movies, even if I was the guy who melted the butter on the popcorn.

I think everybody dreamt somehow to make a film in Hollywood, you know.