Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
I'm inspired when I find out about something that I didn't know was a remake.
A good horror movie - it doesn't matter how many comedy horror films there have been before. Doesn't matter how much you think it's going to be funny. A good horror movie will scare the hell out of you. . . the moment you sit down and you start being exposed to that story, it's going to freeze your blood.
I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
There are the horror fans that love the 'Evil Dead' because of the humor, but I'm sure it's not all of them. Not all horror fans love 'Evil Dead' because of the humor, at least not me.
You can make a film with a phone and a computer if you want, if you have the time. So it's a world that is saturated with films and all kind of stuff, so it's such a blessing to be able to make a film and people care, and even if they say that it's a bad idea, at least they care and they're talking about it.
Only really good comedies and really good horror movies get a verbal response out of the audience. People will scream. People will laugh.
There's real "right brain" creativity that goes into all of the organizational processes that a company utilizes and must continually reinvent in order to conduct its business. But there are also the "left brain" accounting functions that must continually ask how the company is doing financially and whether the creative processes are working for the bottom line.
Outside the windows the day was bright: golden sunshine, blue sky, pleasant wind. . . I wanted to punch the happy day in the face, grab it by the hair, and beat it until it told me what the hell it was so happy about.
[Malipiero's advice to Casanova. ] If you wish your audience to cry, you must shed tears yourself, but if you wish to make them laugh you must contrive to look as serious as a judge.
The pen has shaken nations.