Joel Silver

“Well, I haven't really been able to shoot in California for a while. Little movies yeah, but the big movies we can't shoot there. It's just a shame that Arnold Schwarzenegger can't deliver o...”

“It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.”

“The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.”

“I'm happy with my place in the firmament here. I like to produce movies and that's where I want to be.”

“I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don't why.”

“I never really was that passionate about playing sports. But when I was at this Mt. Herman school, I did have the ability to throw the frisbee. So when this sport evolved, it was fun because...”

“The idea of a youth-based society that you live in for a certain time and then you no longer live anymore is an interesting idea for a movie, but you need young people that people want to go...”

“The action genre is kind of designed for a young male audience. But we found on 'The Matrix' that we hit the Valhalla of movie making, which is the four quadrant audience - the young male au...”

“I think once every person on the planet sees 'New Moon' and there's nobody left who hasn't see it, then I think they'll be able to go see 'Ninja.'”

“It's just a great, legendary comic book hero and it's one that has never been kind of been brought back to life after Lynda Carter. I mean, it's a reinvention. When Tim Burton reinvented Bat...”

“I will always continue to make stupid action films but I think 'V For Vendetta' is a very smart film and I think that people will feel differently about things when they see it.”

“I did my acting performance in 'Roger Rabbit.' I think I did a voice-over also in 'Osmosis Jones' and I directed an episode of my show years ago, 'Tales from the Crypt' and that's my endeavo...”

“When I read 'Watchmen,' it changed my view of so many things. It was the first time I'd read a graphic novel really like that.”