“There was definitely a point in my thirties when I thought, 'Oh, wow, ...” — Spike Jonze Quote

“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.”

“I think the way kids create is so inspiring. They're drawing a picture? They love the picture they drew; they're not tortured about it.”

“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.'”

“In Hollywood you can't even smoke in a bar anymore and yet in the movies they're always showing people smoking. I don't get it.”

“Working with someone who's really passionate about it is great, because you become passionate, and then it's fun; it's not work anymore.”

“I was made fun of in the Midwest - I was the only Asian in my graduating class of 200. Fortunately, I found my niche, and it was fine. But I wanted to be so white, you wouldn't believe it. I was like, 'I want to be white; I don't want to be this anymore.' But now I embrace it.”