Don Coscarelli Quotes

United States, Film Director
February 17, 1954

Don Coscarelli, Jr. (born February 17, 1954) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for horror films. His credits include the Phantasm series, The Beastmaster, and Bubba Ho-Tep.

Also known as Film Producer, Screenwriter

Look, I like to fantasize that there's more to reality than what we have here, and that's why, from a young age, I just loved Philip K. Dick's books.

Don Coscarelli
- Why
- Age
- Reality
David Wong is like a mash-up of Douglas Adams and Stephen King . . . ‘page-turner’ is an understatement.

Don Coscarelli
- Up
- King
- Stephen King

The goal was just to finish the movie and get it out in a few theaters. To think that decades later people would still be thinking and talking about it, I could have never imagined.

Don Coscarelli
- People
- Thinking
- Movie
When I look back at this career I've had, I don't know where it goes from here, but certainly any time I can make a movie that's different, that explores something that's not a retread of something else, I'm interested in it.

Don Coscarelli
- Time
- Different
- Movie
You should have fun when you're acting. That's when magic happens.

Don Coscarelli
- Fun
- Acting
- Magic
I had the good fortune early on to cast some really great people that were not just characters, they had character.

Don Coscarelli
- People
- Good
- Great