Celebrities Joseph Kosinski, Birthday: 3 May 1974, Marshalltown, Iowa, USA

Listen, whatever makes the movie better. That's the attitude you have to have.

Disney's clearly in the business of doing giant tent pole movies based on properties that they own. ...Show more »

Disney's clearly in the business of doing giant tent pole movies based on properties that they own. And that's what they should be doing because they're great at doing that. Show less «

I'm a huge electronic-music fan.

I think the excitement of movies is discovering stuff you weren't expecting, and I hope to preserve ...Show more »

I think the excitement of movies is discovering stuff you weren't expecting, and I hope to preserve that. Show less «

That's the tricky thing these days: being able to surprise people.

Movies don't sit in the theaters for an entire summer like they did in 1982. Now you've got a two- o...Show more »

Movies don't sit in the theaters for an entire summer like they did in 1982. Now you've got a two- or three-week shelf life so you need to have that awareness right off the bat. And in order to make a lot of people know about your movie, you need to be out there banging the drum and showing your stuff. Show less «

I don't think every movie should be made in 3-D, and it should depend on whether it's one of these f...Show more »

I don't think every movie should be made in 3-D, and it should depend on whether it's one of these films that's more immersive or needs to be taken to another world. I'm interested in other formats. Show less «

Once I got out of architecture school I decided not to be an architect, I just started my own little...Show more »

Once I got out of architecture school I decided not to be an architect, I just started my own little design studio. Show less «

You never watch movies the same as you do when you're a kid, ever again.

An established property can be a blessing and a challenge. On one hand you have all those fans of th...Show more »

An established property can be a blessing and a challenge. On one hand you have all those fans of the original that you can pick up with and continue on with but then you have a lot of people out there who haven't seen the first and might feel like this isn't a movie for them because of that. Show less «

I went to school for engineering, I studied jazz. So I always had this kind of creative side and tec...Show more »

I went to school for engineering, I studied jazz. So I always had this kind of creative side and technical side, and I thought architecture might be the way to combine them, so I went to architecture school in New York. Show less «

Of course there are always exceptions, but opinions are not to be feared.

As a director, if you know what you want, then it's not scary.

Well I grew up in the Midwest, and I think the first film that blew my mind was 'Raiders of the Lost...Show more »

Well I grew up in the Midwest, and I think the first film that blew my mind was 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.' Show less «

For me, I feel like, between 'Tron' and 'Oblivion,' I've gotten to fulfill my 'Star Wars' fantasies,...Show more »

For me, I feel like, between 'Tron' and 'Oblivion,' I've gotten to fulfill my 'Star Wars' fantasies, in a way. Show less «

But I grew up in a place where no one knew anyone in the entertainment business, I never knew it was...Show more »

But I grew up in a place where no one knew anyone in the entertainment business, I never knew it was an actual career. The closest I ever got to movies was going to watch them, and I thought that's the way it would be, so I never considered working in this business. Show less «

I always say, 'If you're planning on seeing our movie, don't look at any more of the materials.'

I realized that I loved using computers to create something, but being an architect just wasn't goin...Show more »

I realized that I loved using computers to create something, but being an architect just wasn't going to keep me interested. The idea of a life spent obsessing over bathroom details for an Upper East Side penthouse was pretty depressing. Show less «

When you make a movie, you can only make the movie that you would want to see.

Go out and make something that reflects your interests, your taste, and your ideas. No one will pay ...Show more »

Go out and make something that reflects your interests, your taste, and your ideas. No one will pay you to make something until you have a few things you can show that you've directed. I got my start by making short films on my own. Show less «

It's a fine line to find that balance: to show people enough to give them the promise of something u...Show more »

It's a fine line to find that balance: to show people enough to give them the promise of something unique, and something they want to see, but at the same time make sure that when they show up for the movie, they're surprised by what they eventually get. Show less «

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