Chris Jericho Quotes

The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making. Yet pleasure in the work can’t be achieved unless you know you have put all of your strength into it and have done your best to make it come alive. A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.

The few bad poems which occasionally are created during abstinence are of no great interest.

Even when I'm not directing, that doesn't stop Owen from having ideas for what I should be doing.

At Pixar, 'Wall-E' was our ninth film, and they've all been successes - more than that, they've all really touched people. Everybody wonders, 'How do you do it?' Well, how do you not do it? You just work hard.

You can scream at me, call me for a shoot at midnight, keep me waiting for hours - as long as what ends up on the screen is perfect.

Where writers are from is one of the world' s most boring topics. Where we're born, gender or race, wealth or poverty - those are the things we spend time talking about. Stop trying to label me. I'm a writer. Worry about whether I'm any good!

I think all art - if it's good - is a result of really trying to create something that you can't put into words. Where language ends is where good art begins.

No one sets out to make a bad movie or disappoint anybody.

Absolutely, you rise and fall based on your creative team.

I was a little worried that young people would think the only game was being political and manipulative when really the bigger game is being so good at what you do that nobody can argue with your results.

I was very intimidated by the visual effects world. But I began to realize that you don't have to know everything. You have to be able to talk about story.

You build a fan base over time, and they will accept you as long as it's good. Nothing matters as long as something's good. If it's bad, nobody will see it.

I've written a lot of songs in the last couple years, but writing a lot of songs doesn't always mean writing good songs.

You can start with a great director and great actors and have a great script - and it still just doesn't work. It's kind of a mystery how that happens.

The fun part about doing our movies is that you're creating something using the talents of people rather than finding these pathetic people who are thrust into these situations. That, to me, is completely artless.

Obviously, artists need to make money and stuff like that, but if you do something good or if you make good art or make good stuff, the wealth will find you in some way.

If you want to make money, that's great, but if you make great music, you're going to make money anyway. Keep your eyes on making a great product. You don't even have to promote it.

Always let your work talk for yourself. No matter how much you give interviews or how much you are written about, it is always the performance which counts.

I want to involve creativity more in technology and business. It is obvious that for us to be successful, a healthy relationship with creativity is needed.

I've been told I miss every pass made at me! It would be wonderful to have a partner, but in my mind, it has to be like making a product. The product has to be meaningful, impact people - it has to be a great product.

We try our best every time to make engaging films that we're interested in, and we just hope the rest of the world likes them.

People will watch your film only if it's good. Another star's flop won't make your film a hit. So my race is with myself.

I think there is something to be said for churning things out. Motown churned out hits and there is nothing wrong with that.

Any story, any screenplay can only happen if the whole unit is professionally working towards it.

It's a collective experience when you're making TV. You think of all the people who work hard to make this extraordinary and you just hope that it works well.