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Joel Silver
American
Producer
Born:
Jul 14
,
1952
Action
Like
People
Think
Time
You
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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.
Joel Silver
Time
First
Changed
Like
Read
First Time
Really
View
Graphic
Many
Novel
Things
Watchmen
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 audience, the older male audience, the young female audience and the older female audience.
Joel Silver
Young
Action
Older
Kind
Genre
Female
Audience
Making
Male
Matrix
Hit
Movie
Movie Making
Which
Found
Designed
Four
I've made a lot of stupid action films in my life but I like stupid action films and am kind of proud of them.
Joel Silver
Life
Made
My Life
Stupid
Action
Films
Kind
Like
Proud
Am
Lot
Them
Action Films
Our responsibility as filmmakers is to make things that are fresh, unique and original.
Joel Silver
Responsibility
Our
Make
Fresh
Original
Unique
Things
Filmmakers
If the audience sees and feels things are real, then they buy it.
Joel Silver
Buy
Sees
Feels
Audience
Real
Then
Things
You know for years before the notion of sequels, actors were the franchise. John Wayne would rarely do sequels, but he kind of played the same guy with a different name in every movie. I have no problem with using actors as franchises. And that's what is fun to do.
Joel Silver
You
Problem
Before
Every
Franchise
Wayne
Kind
Would
John
Rarely
Guy
John Wayne
No Problem
He
Name
Know
Were
Years
Same
Different
Movie
Notion
Sequels
Fun
Using
Actor
Played
The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.
Joel Silver
Business
Remains
Studios
Intact
Scope
Than
Want
Movie
Bigger
Movie Business
Movies
Descending
Ever
Core
It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.
Joel Silver
Impossible
Astronomical
Costs
Shoot
Hard
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 endeavors in the non-producer oriented ranks.
Joel Silver
Think
Ranks
Directed
Voice-Over
Performance
Tales
Also
Years
Years Ago
Roger
Endeavors
Did
Rabbit
Episode
Acting
Show
Oriented
I'm a filmmaker and I'm proud of the movies I've made. But in the background of my life I was also very involved in the creation of the sport.
Joel Silver
Life
Made
My Life
Creation
Background
Involved
Also
Sport
Proud
Very
Movies
Filmmaker
I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don't why.
Joel Silver
Ability
Pretty
Throw
Had
Well
Always
Frisbee
Why
I swam a little bit in high school but I wasn't a jock.
Joel Silver
School
Bit
High
Jock
High School
Little
Little Bit
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 I was good at it.
Joel Silver
Good
Sports
School
Evolved
Ability
About
Throw
Never
Sport
Because
Passionate
Frisbee
Did
Really
Fun
Playing
I did five movies in Australia, I did three films in Germany, this is the fourth film I've done here in the UK, I've done a bunch of films in Canada.
Joel Silver
Three
Films
UK
Australia
Five
Bunch
Germany
Canada
Did
Done
Movies
Film
Here
Fourth
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