JJ Abrams Quotes (6 Quotes)

He said he had a show he wanted to put on the air about the survivors of a plane crash and would I please help him do it, ... I thought, 'How is that a show' And then I thought if I were to do this it would be far too weird and borderline sci-fi and he'd never want to do it. But his response was no, I love that idea.

Alias is, perhaps typically, a puzzle this year. The Vaughn storyline is not what it seems, but that's all I can say, or the writers will kill me. They know where I live.

The whole thing was reported entirely without our cooperation. People learned that I was producing a 'Star Trek' film, that I had an option to direct it, they hear rumors of what the thing was going to be and ran with a story that is not entirely accurate.

I really wanted to answer the question of what happens when this guy goes home. Does he lie to his wife.

I think if you like Lost, there is very much a mood that you'll see consistent in this film.

That was an incredible challenge, ... Though the lack of development was one of the greatest assets for Lost - we didn't have time to second-guess what we were doing and sanitise it into a more middle-ground story. When it aired it ended up getting three times the audience they expected. It was mind-numbing - I just couldn't believe it.