Quotes by Spike Jonze

Its like Im reading a book, andits a book I deeply love, but Imreading it slowly now so the wordsare really far apart and the spacesbetween the words are almostinfinite. I can still feel you andthe words of our story, but its inthis endless space between thewords that Im finding myself now.It’s a place that’s not of thephysical world - its whereeverything else is that I didnteven know existed. I love you somuch, but this is where I am now.This is who I am now.And I need you to let me go. Asmuch as I want to I cant live inyour book anymore.

The past is just a story we tell ourselves.

Dont differentiate between This is a job and This is what Im doing for fun. Its all simultaneous.

I respect people that are die-hard film people, but I started on video. I started on Hi8 video and mini-DV, and I made skate videos. So, I love film, and I love the way it looks, but I also love the way crappy video looks, or VHS. Ive always been a fan of whatever the look is thats appropriate for what the feeling is.

I love when me and my friends dont know how to make something - theres that risk of failure, which should be there. If its guaranteed not to fail, its something you already know how to do.

There were times in Adaptation during the editing where I really thought, Okay, well, this was a noble failure. I tried to do something good, but this is not going to work.

Its fun when you start a movie, because its kind of like you get to go Christmas shopping... you get to make your wish list and you start thinking about what each character needs.

Is artificial intelligence less than our intelligence?

Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.

Theres great food everywhere, and even McDonalds uses nice wood now.

I skated and rode bikes on ramps, and my mom was always super supportive. She was one of the only divorced moms in the neighborhood, so all the other parents looked down upon her for letting her kids do that kind of thing.

I knew I could write infinitely about relationships. Thats the most beautiful, most confusing, most rewarding, most heartbreaking thing in our lives - and not just romantic relationships: thats all relationships.

The strengths and failings of a relationship depend entirely on your ability to talk about your feelings.