During this weekend's PGA's Produced By Conference, J.J. Abrams discussed why he prefers film over digital for filmmaking and how he thinks modern technology is having a negative effect on our social interaction, The Hollywood Reporter reports.

"I have not yet shot a movie digitally," Abrams said, the director of "Star Trek Into Darkness" and the upcoming "Star Wars Episode VII."

"Film is the thing I am most comfortable with. If film were to go away - and digital is challenging it- then the standard for the highest, best quality would go away," he explained.

Abrams said the aesthetic of film is also important to him as a director, especially with movies that come from an old franchise, such as "Star Trek."

"Also, with all the CG, it was important to me that it was as warm and human and analog as possible," he said. "It may not be obvious to many of the people who saw it, but I think it is more important than people know."

Abrams also discussed consumer technology during the conference, and how he believes it is having an effect on social interaction and relationships.

"When you go out, you might as well be in the office, because [you have your mobile] phone," he said. "This technology connects you with everyone you are not with, and disconnects you from everyone you are with."

Abrams compared the childhood of his kids with that of his own childhood. He said his kids use video games to connect with friends, while he would interact with his friends in person, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"What is social is very different from when we were kids," Abrams said.