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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. "
David Slade
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" On one level, this was the biggest challenge out there - to make a film of this scope, in this amount of time, and to go into a different genre, essentially. Yes, I've done a vampire film, but 'Eclipse' is a very different kind of thing. This is a romantic story, which swings from a darker, more abject feeling to very pure romantic scenes. "
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" I feel like I'm in a weird state, and I wake up in Hollywood, and I've got a couple of studio movies underneath my belt, and I take these meetings with people. Sometimes it's this great, weird sense of oddness that comes at you, because I've never really stopped thinking the way that I started thinking. "
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" Married life suits me. "
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" I thought, 'Who is the first vampire ever? It's Peter Murphy!' "
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" Being able to communicate what your vision is clearly and with specificity is the most important thing a director can do. "
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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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World
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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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Done
Want
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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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People
Environment
Beginning
" 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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Funny
Try
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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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You
Doing
" I really appreciate gory movies. "
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" My agent and manager would sternly tell me exactly the number of projects that we've turned down at this point. But, I think it's really important to do the right thing next. "
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Me
Think
" 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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Trying
Early
Kid
" I look for challenges. I really do. "
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Challenges
Really
Look
" I don't like doing the same thing over and over again, because I learn from being challenged. "
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Because
Doing
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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. "
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Living
Tell
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" What attracted me to 'Eclipse' was that it is a great story and a tremendous challenge for me as a filmmaker. "
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Me
Story
Great
" I think that the most important thing we have is our ability communicate and love other humans. "
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Ability
Love
Most
" I believe that filmmaking is a brilliant thing to do - be doing - for a living. "
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Filmmaking
Believe
Doing
" 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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Vision
Clarity
Collaboration
" 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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Day
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You
" 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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Horror
Spirit
Skin
" 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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Coffee
You
Thank You
" I don't see myself as particularly highbrow. I am much more populist. "
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I Am
More
Much
" When I was doing music videos, everybody was very snobbish about music video directors doing commercials. It was all guys from ad agencies. "
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Videos
Video
Music
" I think if you have too much fear, you're never going to break ground or develop. "
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Going
You
Too Much
" When I got the script for 'Eclipse,' I thought it was a damn good story. "
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" As a director, it just makes my life fantastic to work with people like Elizabeth Hawthorne. "
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People
" I'm a big fan of horror movies. But I prefer visceral to viscous, let's just say that. "
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Horror
Horror Movies
Big
" 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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You
Film
Head