David Slade Quotes
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When I got the script for 'Eclipse,' I thought it was a damn good story.
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With 'Cold Skin,' I believe we can create a lasting psycho-physiological horror film. It is one of the most atmospheric, terrifying, cinematic, and original stories of the human spirit.
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When you are doing music videos through the '90s, which I did, and the 2000s, you were put in the position, really, as an independent filmmaker. You were being financed by a major record company or a minor record company or whatever.
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Film is always a fight because you're the person, as the director, with a clear picture in your head of what you think is really exciting, and you're just trying to convince a bunch of other people to buy into that.
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Film will always be my main focus, but designing and publishing my own work is something I will also always do.
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I'd love to make films in England, and I tried to. I think there's a wealth of amazing talent and astonishing writing over here; there just seems to be more of a culture of developing films than actually making them.
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Personally, I have nightmares about the unstoppable monster.
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Make the film that you love. When you find a film that you love, every molecule of your being will be moving in the direction of making the best film you can possibly make. This should be your default mode of operation.
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I thought, 'Who is the first vampire ever? It's Peter Murphy!'
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It's funny: I rarely reference anything, and I'm one of those people that doesn't really spend much time in other people's worlds. I just try and create my own and make it as distinctive as I can.
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There's so much burying of heads in sand going on in the U.S., people are finally beginning to recognize that the environment is dying, but it's far too late, and I am conflicted.
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I think it's a mistake to try and overthink how you are going to be received, because that assumes that you are going to be received in the first place.
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Films are pushing envelopes in terms of what is horrific, but also on other areas: in video games, in comic books and outside life.
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The vampires of '30 Days of Night' never really came into discussions early on. They did later when we were trying to figure out the pathology of the 'Twilight' vampires. '30 Days' is a completely different film. If you are a kid, please ask mum and dad before you watch that one!
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I believe the most interesting thing to look at in the world is the human face, so that is why I tend to be a little closer to human faces than maybe other directors will be.
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Computer-generated monsters - people shoot them all day with videogames, you know, so kids aren't going to be afraid of that. People are getting immune to scares.
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I think, as a filmmaker, you're always responsible for your film.
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To get the film in your head on the screen, first you have to take it out of your head and explain it to everyone who is working with you. This will take work and planning.
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Here I was, having done a thriller and a horror movie - why did I have the audacity to make a romantic fantasy? How can I continue to make genre films? Well, maybe I don't want to continue to make genre films.
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I think if you have too much fear, you're never going to break ground or develop.
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Appreciate good coffee when it's available, but drink whatever they have on set and always say thank you for it.
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'Twilight' was a cult film, and the books were huge, but after 'New Moon,' it really blew up.
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Certainly there is a lot of collaboration, but there is also a lot of clarity that has to be had in the vision that you have for the film when you come in as the director. Without that, there's no bullseye to be aiming for.
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Film becomes a living organism. After awhile, it begins to tell you what it needs, and you're usually best listening.