It's very hard to have lived through the Sixties and not be political. Joe Dante hardlivepolitical Change image and share on social
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 apocalypseapocalypticback Change image and share on social
I've sort of closed my mind off to reality shows: I just don't watch them, don't care about them, don't know who the characters are, but they're all in general usage. Joe Dante carecharacterclose Change image and share on social
Editing is where movies are made or broken. Many a film has been saved and many a film has been ruined in the editing room. Joe Dante breakeditfilm Change image and share on social
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 audiencebuffcommon share on social
I mean, movies are all geared to be basically under 25, and they're all tentpoles, explosions, excitement and all that - they take advantage of the big screen, which is great. Joe Dante advantagebasicallybig Change image and share on social
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 atmospherecatchjudge Change image and share on social
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 backbringbug Change image and share on social
My generation remembered going to the movies as an event. We would see these things, we would bring them home, and we would think about them for years because it would take a long time before they would go on television where you could re-experience the fun that you had when you watched them. Joe Dante bringeventexperience share on social
I don't think you can ever be ahead of your time with cynicism about that subject. No, I don't think it was ahead of its time. I think it was very much a product of its time. Joe Dante aheadcynicismproduct Change image and share on social