17 Joe Dante Quotes for You to Enjoy

Joe Dante

American Director

Born: Nov 28, 1946

Editing Kids People Time Try You

Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen

Repetitiveness is one of the things that's most difficult to get away from in genre pictures, because people come specifically to see certain kinds of things but get disappointed if they're presented in the same way. So to try to find a new way to show old stuff is always the challenge. Joe Dante

People Try Old Challenge Difficult Way One Of The Things Find Kinds See Disappointed Stuff New Pictures Come Most Genre Because Always Get Same New Way Certain Old Stuff Show Away Specifically Things Presented

I love 'Evil Dead 2!' Who doesn't love 'Evil Dead 2?' Joe Dante

Love Evil Dead Who

Editing is kind of a solitary job. Joe Dante

Editing Job Solitary Kind

Daffy, of course, wants to go on the journey with him but the studio decides they want Daffy back, so Bugs and a young studio executive heroine have to go out and try to bring him back. Joe Dante

Journey Try Young Heroine Back Out Studio Executive Him Bugs Course Go Want Decide Wants Bring

So I've always been kind of an apocalyptic kind of kid, and looking back at the movies I've done, there's some kind of apocalypse in them. So that must be what scares me... besides Republicans. Joe Dante

Me Looking Looking Back Back Kid Kind Must Besides Scares Some Always Been Done Republicans Movies Them Apocalypse

I've made a lot of movies with kids in them. I don't know why that is, but it's something I've noticed. Joe Dante

Made Kids Something Know Lot Movies Them Noticed Why

I don't believe that you can judge the worth of a movie in the atmosphere in which it comes out the first time. There's just so many reasons why some pictures don't catch on. Joe Dante

Time You Judge Worth First Believe Out Some Atmosphere Catch Pictures First Time Just Movie Which Reasons Many Why

When I was growing up in the '60s I would have thought that westerns would last forever. Joe Dante

Thought Would Up Westerns Forever Growing Growing Up Last

I think 'Pan's Labyrinth' is genius. Joe Dante

Genius Think Labyrinth Pan

'Avatar' is the greatest, most comprehensive collection of movie cliches ever assembled, but it's put together in a brand new way with a new technology, and tremendous imagination, making it a true epic and a kind of a milestone. Joe Dante

Technology Together Imagination Tremendous Way Kind Collection Comprehensive Put True New Most Cliches Greatest Making Brand Brand New New Technology New Way Movie Avatar Epic Milestone Ever

What's the shelf life of a 1931 movie? If it still exists, there will always be film buffs and a niche audience who will want to see it. But in terms of people even understanding in common usage, some of the words we use to describe these movies, I don't know how long that's going to last. Joe Dante

Life People Words Will Long Understanding See Some Know Terms Shelf Shelf Life Audience Always How Still Exists Going Common Want Movie Movies Usage Use Who Describe Even Film Niche Last

There's so little difference between television and features as far as you make the film. I mean, you have less money and it's a little quicker, but the concept is all on television. Joe Dante

You Money Television Features Between Concept Make Quicker Difference As Far As Little Mean Far Less Less Money Film

It's very hard to have lived through the Sixties and not be political. Joe Dante

Political Through Very Sixties Hard Lived

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