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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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" 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. "

David Slade

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" I don't see myself as particularly highbrow. I am much more populist. "

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. "

" 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. "

David Slade

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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. "

" When I got the script for 'Eclipse,' I thought it was a damn good story. "

" I think, as a filmmaker, you're always responsible for your film. "

" Appreciate good coffee when it's available, but drink whatever they have on set and always say thank you for it. "

" When I was doing music videos, everybody was very snobbish about music video directors doing commercials. It was all guys from ad agencies. "

" 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. "

" Francis Lawrence is an astonishing filmmaker, an incredibly gifted visual filmmaker. I have great respect for his work. "

" What attracted me to 'Eclipse' was that it is a great story and a tremendous challenge for me as a filmmaker. "

David Slade

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" I think it's really difficult to justify converting a film that wasn't shot in 3-D into 3-D. I really do believe, as does James Cameron and all the people who are actually pro-3-D, that you have to go out and shoot it that way. You have nothing but compromise if you don't. "

" I'm a big fan of horror movies. But I prefer visceral to viscous, let's just say that. "

" I think that the most important thing we have is our ability communicate and love other humans. "

" 'Twilight' was a cult film, and the books were huge, but after 'New Moon,' it really blew up. "

" As a director, you have to go in with a really, really, really clear picture of what you want. "

" I believe that filmmaking is a brilliant thing to do - be doing - for a living. "

" Film becomes a living organism. After awhile, it begins to tell you what it needs, and you're usually best listening. "

" I think filmmaking is largely about preparation and taste and luck. If you have all of those three things, I think you will find you can work somehow. "

" 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. "

" I don't do commentaries; I can't listen to them, either. "

" 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. "

" I don't like doing the same thing over and over again, because I learn from being challenged. "

" Film will always be my main focus, but designing and publishing my own work is something I will also always do. "

" 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. "

" Married life suits me. "

David Slade

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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. "

" Being able to communicate what your vision is clearly and with specificity is the most important thing a director can do. "

" It's good to know where you've come from. "