Joel Silver Quotes

• It’s hard to shoot anything in L.A.; it’s just a chore, but they’re great here.

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• 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.

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• Well, I haven’t really been able to shoot in California for a while. Little movies yeah, but the big movies we can’t shoot there. It’s just a shame that Arnold Schwarzenegger can’t deliver on this level.

  Joel Silver

• My movies have always done pretty well in the UK – ‘The Matrix’ films did very well in this country and I do like the crews here and the people we’re working with here.

  Joel Silver

• 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

• I swam a little bit in high school but I wasn’t a jock.

  Joel Silver

• I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don’t why.

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• 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.

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• I will always continue to make stupid action films but I think ‘V For Vendetta’ is a very smart film and I think that people will feel differently about things when they see it.

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• We just decided to pick the date ‘The Matrix’ opened in most of the world. At the end of the day, it worked out really great because the world seems to have got to a place where I think the movie is even more relevant now than it was several months ago.

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• I think once every person on the planet sees ‘New Moon’ and there’s nobody left who hasn’t see it, then I think they’ll be able to go see ‘Ninja.’

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• I’m not looking to… I’d like to build my company and make a bigger company always, but I think in the behind the scenes arena is where I’d prefer to spend my time.

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• I’m happy with my place in the firmament here. I like to produce movies and that’s where I want to be.

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• 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

• It’s so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.

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• It’s financially advantageous to make a picture in Berlin, Germany. They have a very effective rebate system.

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• Press conferences are good. I have my own philosophy about press conferences. I usually think that when they don’t like the movie, they ask about other things.

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• I’m a guy that wants the movie to work. So whatever it takes or whatever you got to do – I’m happy to do.

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• The idea of a youth-based society that you live in for a certain time and then you no longer live anymore is an interesting idea for a movie, but you need young people that people want to go see.

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• A lot of movies were influenced by ‘Logan’s Run,’ like ‘Minority Report’. A lot of films have those elements in them.

  Joel Silver

Joel Silver (39)

Birth:	14th July, 1952
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Producer

About

Joel Silver was born in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. He is an American film producer, most well known for action films including the Lethal Weapon series, The Matrix trilogy, the first two Die Hard movies, and Predator. He is the owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment. He studied at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. He produced several films include: Weird Science, Commando, Lethal Weapon, Action Jackson, Road House, Hudson Hawk, Ricochet, The Last Boy Scout, Fair Game, Executive Decision, Fathers' Day, The Matrix, Exit Wounds, Swordfish, Cradle 2 the Grave, The Matrix Reloaded, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Invasion, The Apparition, Getaway, and The Nice Guys.

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