Colin Trevorrow
Birthday:
13 September 1976, San Francisco, California, USA
Height:
182 cm
Born in San Francisco and raised in Oakland, Colin Trevorrow started making short films when he was 12 years old. He studied film and dramatic writing at New York University. After graduation, he wrote and directed "Home Base" a digital short that became one of the early viral successes on the internet. His first feature film, "Safet...
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Born in San Francisco and raised in Oakland, Colin Trevorrow started making short films when he was 12 years old. He studied film and dramatic writing at New York University. After graduation, he wrote and directed "Home Base" a digital short that became one of the early viral successes on the internet. His first feature film, "Safety Not Guaranteed" was written by fellow NYU graduate Derek Connolly, who met Trevorrow while they were both interns on Saturday Night Live. Show less «
I feel like, on a more macro scale, there's started to be a relationship between filmmakers and people who watch their films - you know, on ...Show more »
I feel like, on a more macro scale, there's started to be a relationship between filmmakers and people who watch their films - you know, on Twitter and on the Internet. Show less «
I was re-watching 'E.T.' recently, and that scene where they're all around the pizza, bringing the pizza in, and gambling and stuff together...Show more »
I was re-watching 'E.T.' recently, and that scene where they're all around the pizza, bringing the pizza in, and gambling and stuff together, it's such an amazing tone, it's so rough, and nobody's really talking about anything, and it feels like you're in that room with them. Show less «
'Jurassic Park' movies don't fit into a specific genre. They're sci-fi adventures that also have to be funny, emotional, and scary as hell. ...Show more »
'Jurassic Park' movies don't fit into a specific genre. They're sci-fi adventures that also have to be funny, emotional, and scary as hell. That takes a lot of construction, but it can't feel designed. Show less «
I feel like we've found an interesting little corner of the sandbox here as far as the way we're telling sci-fi stories. I don't think it's ...Show more »
I feel like we've found an interesting little corner of the sandbox here as far as the way we're telling sci-fi stories. I don't think it's limited to sci-fi - I think anything fantastic can co-exist with people you and I know, and not these hyper-real movie people. Show less «
I like how you can go back and watch David Lean and John Ford and see the influence that had on Steven Spielberg, especially David Lean, in ...Show more »
I like how you can go back and watch David Lean and John Ford and see the influence that had on Steven Spielberg, especially David Lean, in the camerawork, and yet, you don't watch any Spielberg movie and think of David Lean. Once you're looking for it, you see it all, but it's not in your face. Show less «
I didn't watch horror movies when I was a kid. I didn't watch any bad movies.
I didn't watch horror movies when I was a kid. I didn't watch any bad movies.
'Jurassic World' takes place in a fully functional park on Isla Nublar. It sees more than 20,000 visitors every day. You arrive by ferry fro...Show more »
'Jurassic World' takes place in a fully functional park on Isla Nublar. It sees more than 20,000 visitors every day. You arrive by ferry from Costa Rica. It has elements of a biological preserve, a safari, a zoo, and a theme park. There is a luxury resort with hotels, restaurants, nightlife and a golf course. And there are dinosaurs. Show less «
I love the challenge of having one character who is traveling back in time to find someone. Nowadays, the only way we think to find someone ...Show more »
I love the challenge of having one character who is traveling back in time to find someone. Nowadays, the only way we think to find someone is on Facebook. Show less «
I'm gullible. I think people mean what they say.
I'm gullible. I think people mean what they say.
Nobody wants to make a bad 'Flight of the Navigator' remake. There's just no interest. We're going to do it if it's good.
Nobody wants to make a bad 'Flight of the Navigator' remake. There's just no interest. We're going to do it if it's good.
I think, if you can, it's OK to put something in a movie because it makes you feel good.
I think, if you can, it's OK to put something in a movie because it makes you feel good.
I was not a kid who watched every movie. I watched a very small number of movies over and over again.
I was not a kid who watched every movie. I watched a very small number of movies over and over again.
I'm from Oakland and San Francisco, so I feel like the Pacific Northwest starts there and goes north - so, it's home to me.
I'm from Oakland and San Francisco, so I feel like the Pacific Northwest starts there and goes north - so, it's home to me.
I'm a 'Star Wars' kid. I'm a 'Back to the Future' kid. I'm a Spielberg kid.
I'm a 'Star Wars' kid. I'm a 'Back to the Future' kid. I'm a Spielberg kid.
I've said before: 'If you're going to earnestly sing a song around a campfire, you'd better be a Muppet!' Or else we're just not going to bu...Show more »
I've said before: 'If you're going to earnestly sing a song around a campfire, you'd better be a Muppet!' Or else we're just not going to buy it. Show less «
I think that no relationship goes completely according to plan or the way you wished it had.
I think that no relationship goes completely according to plan or the way you wished it had.
I like to believe that intimate moments between characters don't need to be relegated to independent films.
I like to believe that intimate moments between characters don't need to be relegated to independent films.
I love big movies, and I love big moments.
I love big movies, and I love big moments.
I live in Vermont, and we don't have a tax incentive there, and therefore, we don't have professional crew there.
I live in Vermont, and we don't have a tax incentive there, and therefore, we don't have professional crew there.
I tell you, man, I'm every bit as a 'Star Wars' fan as anyone else.
I tell you, man, I'm every bit as a 'Star Wars' fan as anyone else.
'Jurassic Park' isn't about the bad luck of three people who keep getting thrown into the same situation.
'Jurassic Park' isn't about the bad luck of three people who keep getting thrown into the same situation.
Like a lot of people my age, I grew up on Amblin movies. They're a part of who I am as a filmmaker and, arguably, as a person.
Like a lot of people my age, I grew up on Amblin movies. They're a part of who I am as a filmmaker and, arguably, as a person.
There's no shame in being romantic at all. I think people want to feel that sense of romance, which is rarely even attempted anymore.
There's no shame in being romantic at all. I think people want to feel that sense of romance, which is rarely even attempted anymore.
Jake Johnson wanted to make clear that he was the great American actor, not just the funny guy on 'New Girl.'
Jake Johnson wanted to make clear that he was the great American actor, not just the funny guy on 'New Girl.'
That's the thing about leaks: sometimes they aren't misinterpreted or false.
That's the thing about leaks: sometimes they aren't misinterpreted or false.
We've all been disappointed by new installments of the stories we love. But with all this talk of filmmakers 'ruining our childhood,' we for...Show more »
We've all been disappointed by new installments of the stories we love. But with all this talk of filmmakers 'ruining our childhood,' we forget that right now is someone else's childhood. This is their time. And I have to build something that can take them to the same place those earlier films took us. Show less «
There's no such thing as good or bad dinosaurs. There are predators and prey. The T-Rex in 'Jurassic Park' took human lives and saved them. ...Show more »
There's no such thing as good or bad dinosaurs. There are predators and prey. The T-Rex in 'Jurassic Park' took human lives and saved them. No one interpreted her as good or bad. Show less «
We would go back and maybe not say that thing to our dad that we said, or maybe be a little nicer to someone who we cared about and had a re...Show more »
We would go back and maybe not say that thing to our dad that we said, or maybe be a little nicer to someone who we cared about and had a relationship with when we were young. You know, they're subtle things, but we carry those with us forever. And I think that regret and time travel are intrinsically linked to me. Show less «
The best of all kinds of movies are character-driven, and I definitely don't want to lose sight of why Derek and I started to write movies t...Show more »
The best of all kinds of movies are character-driven, and I definitely don't want to lose sight of why Derek and I started to write movies together in the first place. Show less «
[on being chosen to direct Star Wars: Episode IX (2019)] This is not a job or an assignment. It is a seat at a campfire, surrounded by an ex...Show more »
[on being chosen to direct Star Wars: Episode IX (2019)] This is not a job or an assignment. It is a seat at a campfire, surrounded by an extraordinary group of storytellers, filmmakers, artists and craftspeople. We've been charged with telling new stories for a younger generation because they deserve what we all had - a mythology to call their own. We will do this by channeling something George Lucas instilled in all of us: boundless creativity, pure invention and hope. Show less «
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