I like hiring people based on a feeling - this person gets it - rather than what they've done in the past.
Spike JonzeYou make a movie that is about what you want it to be about and let people have their reaction to it.
Spike JonzeIf I leave my phone in the car and go to dinner or something for a few hours, I'm very proud of myself.
Spike JonzeI think at the beginning of a project, you decide if you're in love with the idea and what it's about, or what you think it's about at that time at least. Then you commit to it, and once you've commit to it no matter what, no matter how many self doubts you have, you're in it. The ship's sailed, you can't turn around.
Spike Jonze