Jon M. Chu Quotations

It's weird because movie-making, and especially movie theaters, have always been so old-school, and it wasn't until 3-D that a lot of them were forced to have digital projectors and even digital distribution.

I love the adventure of telling all types of stories and trying to conquer each one.

Each movie is different because each audience is different. You're not dictated by what they tell you to do. You're more dictated by seeing symptoms of things you didn't intend, and how you can fix those symptoms.

I don't feel like I need to be on an island to be enjoying myself and relaxing.

I always loved action adventure. It is something I always wanted to do.

Going after any movie there is a lot of competition to try and get it.

I think the universe is so big you can't really deal with everybody.

I was never crying and shaking like the Beliebers do, but I understand the idolizing of a hero.

I love pop culture. I love gossiping about all the different stars.

What always gives me peace of mind is that the best are the best. People who float to the top will always float to the top.

What keeps me motivated is that I'm going to do a bunch of projects with dancers, and the people who compel me and make me love dance again are the ones I want to hire because they'll do that for others who are watching the thing. So yeah, it is difficult to crush dream sometimes, but they're all professional and they know what the deal is.

When I was in Boy Scouts, back in the day, we'd tell stories around the campfire. That's why I love movies. It's literally you and your friends, telling stories around a campfire, whatever they may be.

I love the process of working with people and having things going on, all the time, and just trying to trust your instincts.

When I'm doing more than one movie because it makes one not the end of the world. It makes me feel like, "Okay, I won. I had a victory on this one, today. And I lost on this one, today." I can keep going back-and-forth.

When I'm doing something, it's something that I had a perspective on in my childhood, or now, but it may be different. I always can go back to what I love, but if somebody has a better idea, then I'm all for it.

In all my work, I try to tell great stories that people want to go to the movie theater to watch, or want to turn on, and are compelled to watch it, over and over and over again, and will make a mark when they grow up.

I'm not the most sophisticated person. I'm not the smartest person in the world. But, I know what makes me excited about life, from Spielberg movies to Michael Jackson music videos to cartoons on Saturday mornings, which made my childhood.

I don't understand why we're all connected wirelessly via a little machine that goes in our pocket, to everybody in the world, and you have to have reels for a movie.

The thing that keeps me interested is that I love stories. I love going to movies and I love watching stuff that sparks ideas in my brain.

Each dancer has a different dialect that they speak.

Everyone who shoots dance sequences does it in a different way. Everyone who shoots fight sequences does it in a different way.

I like to dance, but I'm not a dancer.

You're never going to satisfy everybody.

I love 'Dr Strangelove.

I love 3-D, and for certain movies it can be really great, and for certain movies it can be poison.

I loved 'The Social Network.' I think it's one of those movies that will stand the test of time.

I never knew Steve Jobs. I met him once, but I never knew him. But growing up in the Silicon Valley, he was the hero. He was the guy.

Once you see dance as a weapon - and everyone has a different weapon - it makes dance really interesting.

I took tap classes growing up.

I just feel so lucky to tell stories and make up stories and share them with people.