Quotes About Films

Great horror films don't win Academy Awards.

I've always been fascinated by horror films and genre films. And horror films harbored a fascination for me and always have been something I've wanted to watch and wanted to make.

I don't like horror films. Horror films in the sense of the way horror films are now, like 'Saw,' I don't like that, I don't.

I don't think you need to spend $40 million to be creepy. The best horror films are the ones that are much less endowed.

As much as I like watching horror films, I never thought I would act in them.

The kind of filmmaker that I am, even my darker horror films generally are still very fun. And I think that's important for me and the kind of films I make.

People used to always complain that horror films have no stories, that it's all just about kills and stuff like that.

I want to start off making the kinds of films that I loved growing up as a kid. Fun horror films that are scary but at the same time, after you finish the movie, it leaves you excited to see more.

There are very few horror films that I think are worth their salt.

The horror films that I've made have been satirical in one way or another or political, and I really think that's the purpose of horror. I don't see that happening very often.

There are classic horror films that, if you are a human being in this world, you have to have seen. They've become a part of our culture.

I would love to do more horror films.

I've always liked horror films, but I have discovered that shooting for scenes in which you play a spirit is not easy.

As far as horror films are concerned, I guess Vikram Bhatt is a brand name.

I've been asked countless times, 'Why are you drawn to horror films? Why do you think women are drawn to horror films?' And it's because, in a way, it's one of the few genres that tells it like it is. A lot of times, women do feel like they're running for their lives somehow.

I do like horror films, but I wouldn't ever be interested in putting a horror on stage - blood doesn't equal horror.

I don't watch horror films at all and if at all I see, then my mother gets really bugged. She switches off the television and tells me not to destroy her sleep and happiness.

My wife and I are connoisseurs of films but in opposite directions. She's a connoisseur of really good, classy foreign films. I'm a connoisseur of really bad, cheesy horror movies - so-bad-it's-good horror movies.

I still think like a critic, and I still analyze films like a critic. However, it's not possible to write criticism if you're making films.

Awards season is always a huge amount of fun whether you're a part of it or not. It's always really exciting seeing what films are coming and a lot of new talent as well.

I'm a huge fan of Richard Curtis - there's real grief, real compassion in his films as well as cheekiness; it's a wonderful cocktail.

I had only ever done films that never had this huge fan base. I acted just to act. And so, coming into 'The Originals' and 'Legacies' and that fandom for the first time, I didn't know how to handle it at first, but I have a better grip on it now.

I'm a huge fan of dystopian films. I collect them in my brain.

I have grown up watching conventional films. I am a huge fan.