Maurice Sendak never - I remember he said something that was very striking because it's something I never thought about. I always loved his work, and he said, 'I don't really view myself as a children's book author. I just try and write about childhood as honestly as I can.' Spike Jonze authorbookchild share on social
I like the idea of the documentary as a portrait. There's not a chronological beginning, middle, and end structure. You build something in the editing room that's shaped by getting to know the person and digging deeper, unpeeling the layers of them as you get to know them. Spike Jonze beginbuildchronological share on social
I think there is something about... unless you come from a really evolved family that allowed you to talk about your feelings and felt like a safe environment, then you aren't really prepared to do that when you grow up. Spike Jonze allowenvironmentevolve share on social
Emotions are messy and hard to figure out. Hard to know where you start and the next person stops. Even as an adult, that's a hard thing to know. As a kid, it can be really confusing, because it's all new and you're trying to sort of make your map. Spike Jonze adultconfuseemotion share on social
There was definitely a point in my thirties when I thought, 'Oh, wow, I'm not the youngest person on the set anymore.' But I like it. Working with younger artists is totally exciting. Spike Jonze anymoreartistexcit Change image and share on social
I guess a lot of things I make are relationship movies. Maybe all movies are relationship movies, because they're all about how we relate to each other. Spike Jonze guesslotmake Change image and share on social
I'd love to do a musical one day - a theatre musical. Spike Jonze daylovemusical Change image and share on social
If you focus your energy on the camera, it takes away from the time you have to focus on the performances. Spike Jonze cameraenergyfocus Change image and share on social
Me and my friends had BMX magazines and skate magazines, and I was a photographer who made skate videos. Spike Jonze bmxfriendmagazine Change image and share on social