Drew Goddard Quotes
If I had to pick one scary movie, I'd go with John Carpenter's 'The Thing.' That's probably number one.
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I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction.
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The cutting room is where you discover the optimal length of the movie.
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I love making movies, but a movie becomes your entire life for, like, two to two and a half years. There's no way around it; if you're really going to be serious about a movie, it has to be your life.
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Adam Sandler is a remarkable movie brand.
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I was hoping, actually, that being on the other side of the camera in a scary movie, see how it's filmed and maybe you won't be as scared next time you watch one... didn't really work out! Because I know it's fake, but I just get so into it.
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I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.
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Books are my art. The movie is someone else's art. But it's great marketing for books.
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Truth be told, actually, my favorite director of the Movie Brats was not Scorsese. Loved him. But my favorite director of the Movie Brats was Brian de Palma. I actually met De Palma right after I'd done 'Reservoir Dogs,' and I was very beside myself.
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I like to release music the way I feel it, as opposed to having a date. The idea of dates, boxes, categories are very scary for me.
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If I go into a restaurant there's a very good chance that I'm going to spend my time being the mayor. If I want to have a good time, I'm happier having dinner here.
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Once you've been really bad in a movie, there's a certain kind of fearlessness you develop.
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I've never done a superhero movie. It's very nice to you as an actor in several worlds to go and to experiment.
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Now, I just made an animated movie a few years ago, 'The Tale of Desperaux', and that had twelve hundred shots in it. Twelve hundred CG shots is a pretty big plan.
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As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has to be entertaining.
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I would really like to do a straight action movie that's hardcore - heavy action, like 'The Expendables' or 'Fast Five.'
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Oh I'm a huge comic book movie fan.
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'Jaws' was the ultimate man vs. nature movie, and it was a movie that was basically three people against the elements, so that was the biggest influence on 'Frozen.'
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There have been moments where I'm like, 'I don't know how I'm going to survive and pay next month's rent.' And the next month I'm filming a movie in New York City.
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You could get in rehearsals, pre-production, anything that would actually contribute to the understanding of how a film gets made. I actually find those things increase people's interest in a movie and like that better than worrying about showing the tricks behind the curtain.
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I tend to leave people alone that I admire.
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The subjunctive mood is in its death throes, and the best thing to do is to put it out of its misery as soon as possible.
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I've been in the public eye now for about 15 or 16 years, and I'm very aware that fame is not a given. I have to maintain it. It's not just something that will always be there. But I've always been a worker. I've never expected be given anything.
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I think I will have a lot of opportunities in the future.
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If I had to pick one scary movie, I'd go with John Carpenter's 'The Thing.' That's probably number one.
