Scott Derrickson Quotes
At the end of the day, a "jump scare" scares the audience for the moment. Slow burn horror ideas scare people forever.
Scott Derrickson
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I'm not saying anything to denigrate 'Criminal Minds'; that's a great show. I just didn't appreciate it anymore. I appreciate those people, but I realized my heart wasn't in and I needed to go because plenty of people would rip their arm off to be on that show, so they should be.
Paget Brewster
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When I first moved to New York, I wanted to be a dancer. I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence. I never tapped into nightlife; all I knew was dancers. We went to bed early and got up early and went to free concerts at the Lincoln Center and Shakespeare in the Park.
Madonna
Breakfast Club
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It is a profound and necessary truth that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they were found because it was possible to find them.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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I have earned wages as a waitress, a nanny, a librarian, a personnel officer, an agricultural laborer, an advertising secretary, a typesetter, a proofreader, a mental-health-care provider, a substitute teacher, and a book reviewer. In and around the edges of all those jobs I have written poems, stories, and books, books, books.
Karen Hesse
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Beauty pageants work as a platform from where you can reach out to many.
Rakul Preet Singh
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It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
Joanne Rowling
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If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.
Samantha Morton
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Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because 'What if?' is the big thing.
Kate Atkinson
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You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a generous man tries to help me out, a woman is here to hold his arm and prevent him from acting.
Camille Claudel
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All Americans are dependent for their energy on the Arabian peninsula.
Barton Gellman
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What I do miss that I don't get anymore? You're going to think I'm crazy, but you want the truth, so here it is. The lights! I miss the spotlights. I don't mean it figuratively. I mean it literally. I love the feeling of lights.
Barbara Mandrell
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Anyway, I tried liking Jimmy Corrigan but I couldn't.
Ted Rall
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People want to talk about whether I have rock cred, whether I'm selling out, the theatricality, the gay stuff... Chill out! And just enjoy yourself.
Adam Lambert
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Audiences can be leery of sequels; the studios make a hit, they see dollar signs, and they make a cheap rip-off.
William Katt
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Like the brief doomed flare of exploding suns that registers dimly on blind men's eyes, the beginning of the horror passed almost unnoticed; in the shriek of what followed, in fact, was forgotten and perhaps not connected to the horror at all.
William Peter Blatty
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All I mean is, I'm not the kind of audience comedy directors want at a test screening because I seldom laugh, and if I do, it's not very loud. That doesn't mean I don't like the movie.
Todd Solondz
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At the end of the day, a "jump scare" scares the audience for the moment. Slow burn horror ideas scare people forever.
Scott Derrickson
