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
Nicolas Cage, I would love to work with him again. He's just a fearless madman. He'll go anywhere you want to go. He would not say 'no' to anything. Spike Jonze cagefearlesslove Change image and share on social
I think if something's emotionally real - and I'm not even talking about in movies or in art, but in life - you can't really argue with that, even if your intellectual mind might know differently. Spike Jonze argueartdifferently Change image and share on social
Whenever I start writing, I try to put together songs that feed the feeling of the movie. Spike Jonze feedfeltmovie Change image and share on social
You make a movie that is about what you want it to be about and let people have their reaction to it. Spike Jonze makemoviepeople Change image and share on social
After 'Where The Wild Things Are,' which was this big, long five-year project, I spent a year making small things. Spike Jonze biglongmake Change image and share on social
I want to make films without a single clear message, and films that are as close as possible to what it feels like to be alive. At least to me. Spike Jonze aliveclearclose Change image and share on social
On everything I do I'm always taking someone's money, whether it's a movie studio or a record label. Somebody's paying for it, and I'm always respectful of that. But I'm never going to compromise. Spike Jonze compromiselabelmoney Change image and share on social
I definitely liked the Muppets. I definitely liked Yoda in 'Empire Strikes Back' and Chewbacca. I don't know if I was a fan of puppets or those, like, specific characters. Spike Jonze backcharacterchewbacca Change image and share on social
