Jon Feltheimer Quotes

Personally, I don't think the film and television industries are run as well as they used to be. Oh sure, we've got great digital effects now but... where are the visionaries?

The business has changed, and some people can keep talking about theatrical in these wondrous terms - it will survive, but it becomes narrower what you can make. So the films I'm most interested in, studios - or even the independents - aren't making them. I'm mostly interested in people.

Somebody has to make good artistic films. Somebody has to break open the doors so that others also will follow and make good and meaningful films.

I think a first-time director always has to convince a lot of people that they're ready to do it.

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

Films do seem prestigious and glamorous, but when you create something, you want people to see it. TV still reaches so many more people; it still really appeals to me.

Television and cable have become the new independent films, in a sense, for writers and actors to gravitate towards. That's why I like short films, too; I love doing readings, audio books, working with young filmmakers; anything that keeps you from getting blase about yourself or in a rut.

I'm very happy to be involved with great filmmakers.

I became producer so that I could work with persons like him and to rock the world of Hong Kong Cinema a bit.

I love working with a lot of different films and a lot of different people.

Our responsibility as filmmakers is to make things that are fresh, unique and original.

My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules. I didn't know it, because I hadn't been in the business.

Everything I do, I do it with the hope that people will watch it more than twice. Whether it's 'Pan's Labyrinth' or 'Pacific Rim' or the opening of 'The Simpsons,' I do it with that hope.

As a filmmaker, I'm a collaborator first.

We really believe, existing in a climate where comic books and franchises are the order of the day, that new material and writers need to be fostered more than ever. And in the theater and in television, the idea of original writing holds real value.

I think there's an aspect of my soul, of my personality, that's very suited to directing. I like being in the room with actors; I love creating a safe space and a chaotic space for the discovery to take place. I love creating a sense of community.

Success and failure are a part of filmmaking.

If you want more diversity in the industry, you need diverse people writing scripts and developing them.

People are going to keep making stuff. Things are going to be spin-offs.

Good films that get made are so few and far between. I want to write and direct more, but only so I can keep a fresh perspective.

I'm just making 'Threadworlds' out of the things I love and that I'm passionate about learning. When we created 'Avatar,' Michael DiMartino and I did the same thing.

I am very much open to doing cinematography for any talented filmmaker, if the script is good.

I can't wait for the rest of my career to meet these young writers and filmmakers so that I can produce and push a lot of their stories out there.

I am so excited for the magic I'll be able to create and produce with Universal.