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Joel Silver Biography

Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer, most well known for action films including the Lethal Weapon series, The Matrix trilogy, the first two Die Hard movies, and Predator. He is the owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment. He has been a rival to Michael Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, since their days at Paramount Pictures.

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I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don't why.

Ability, Frisbee, Throw, Wells

Movies that tend to be converted or tend to be 3D in a late decision are not effective.

Converted, Decision, Late, Movies, Tend

You know for years before the notion of sequels, actors were the franchise. John Wayne would rarely do sequels, but he kind of played the same guy with a different name in every movie. I have no problem with using actors as franchises. And that's what is fun to do.

Franchises, Fun, Names, Played, Wayne, Years

Ryan [Gosling] has a history with the Mickey Mouse Club. He was a child performer himself. And he took the time to get to know people.

Children, Clubs, Gosling, Mouse, People, Time

I've made a lot of stupid action films. But when we made The Matrix, we saw that people wanted more than that.

Films, People, Saw, Saws, Stupid

Press conferences are good. I have my own philosophy about press conferences. I usually think that when they don't like the movie, they ask about other things.

Ask, Conferences, Philosophy, Think, Thinking

There are a lot of times where actors can be a little precious sometimes, and then it's difficult to put them in a situation where there is true hardship.

Actors, Difficult, Hardship, Littles, Precious

I'd like to build my company and make a bigger company always, but I think in the behind the scenes arena is where I'd prefer to spend my time.

Arena, Behind The Scenes, Build, Make, Thinking, Time

I swam a little bit in high school but I wasn't a jock.

High, Jock, Jocks, Littles, School, Swam

I love my iPad. I'll see television shows that I have missed and I'll download them through iTunes. If there is an older movie that I want to watch right away, I can download that movie and watch it.

Away, Ipads, Love, See, Television, Watches

I've always wanted to make 'Swamp Thing. ' I like 'Swamp Thing. ' I think it's a good idea, and I thought it would be a good venue for a 3-D movie, but there were rights issues with 'Swamp Thing. '

Idea, Ideas, Make, Rights, Thing, Thinking

I want an explosion the size of Cleveland.

Cleveland, Explosion, Size, Want

The only time I use women in films is when they're naked or dead.

Film, Films, Naked, Time, Use, Women

I never really was that passionate about playing sports. But when I was at this Mt. Herman school, I did have the ability to throw the frisbee. So when this sport evolved, it was fun because I was good at it.

Evolved, Fun, School, Sports

I rather would prefer to see the movie theatrically, which I have the ability to do.

Ability, Theatrically, See, Prefer, Movie

There's no such thing as an easy anything.

Easy, Thing

I really was very impressed with DMX during the whole experience on 'Romeo Must Die. ' I like working with him. I liked him. And I was very impressed with the reaction of the audience when he was in the picture.

Audience, Picture, Reaction, Reactions, Whole, Working

I'm a filmmaker and I'm proud of the movies I've made. But in the background of my life I was also very involved in the creation of the sport.

Background, Creation, Filmmaker, Involved, Proud, Sports

It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L. A. The costs are astronomical.

Astronomical, Cost, Costs, Hard, Impossible

The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.

Bigger, Intact, Movie, Scope, Want

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