I allow myself to get firmly sucked in. I love that! I come from that. — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
I grew up loving Ridley Scott and Tony Scott and Michael Bay and Adrian Lyne. — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
I love thrillers - 'Dead Calm' is one of my favourite movies of all time. — Dan Trachtenberg Calm Copy Share Image
The reason I think we hold films like 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Citizen Kane' in such high regard is those are movies… — Dan Trachtenberg Cinema Copy Share Image
I spent a long time trying to make it in the commercial world hoping that commercials would then lead to movies. That… — Dan Trachtenberg Commercials Copy Share Image
John Goodman is like the Jackie Chan of acting. Any prop that you put in front of him, he's going to take… — Dan Trachtenberg Acting Copy Share Image
I still don't know how to jump-start a car, even though it's been told to me a million times. But I do… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
Life is a very scary thing because it's unknown. Anything can happen anytime, and that is terrifying for all of us: to… — Dan Trachtenberg Control Copy Share Image
I love being able to tell a story visually. It's something I love about making commercials, where you put a magnifying glass… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
I appreciate the craft in 'Bioshock' and 'Resident Evil,' and I've played all of them. But I also learned that I don't… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
A lot of the commercials that I was doing were very slice-of-life, emotional, documentary-style, not big and cinematic and ultimately like the… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
One of the first cassette tapes I ever purchased was the 'Rambo III' score. I was not allowed to see 'Rambo,' but… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
One of the first cassette tapes I ever purchased was the Rambo III score. I was not allowed to see Rambo, but… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
For me, 'Jaws' is much more of an adventure movie, but when it's scary, it's terrifying. When it's funny, it's hilarious. When… — Dan Trachtenberg Adventure Copy Share Image
I was very excited to hone in on John Goodman. Casting John first really set the tone. He's very good at being… — Dan Trachtenberg Being me Copy Share Image
My family went Intellivision instead of Atari. I would go over to my friends' houses to play their Ataris and was so… — Dan Trachtenberg Family Copy Share Image
Before we understood that houses shift just over time because the ground is moving, the creaks in a house were assumed to… — Dan Trachtenberg Ghosts Copy Share Image
I used to review games on 'The Totally Rad Show,' and the best thing about that was I would finish games. Now,… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
I thought that we all were afraid of death, but I've talked to my wife and other people, and they're not afraid… — Dan Trachtenberg Afraid of death Copy Share Image
I've always been a fan of [Mary Elizabeth Winstead's]. She gets to do some fun action-y stuff she brings this gritty swashbuckle… — Dan Trachtenberg Action Copy Share Image
I never really lost touch with video games. Even while shooting '10 Cloverfield Lane,' I brought my PlayStation with me, the most… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
I've definitely seen things that have made me laugh. And there's some things that are really smart and like, "Oh man, we… — Dan Trachtenberg Comedy Copy Share Image
I don't think a lot of people would spot the video-game influences in '10 Cloverfield Lane.' People think it's just a Hitchcockian… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
At a horror movie, you can see other people dealing with the scary things. They can bolster you. You can think, 'Okay,… — Dan Trachtenberg Experience Copy Share Image
![“I've always been a fan of [Mary Elizabeth Winstead's]. She gets to do some fun action-y stuff she brings this gritty swashbuckle to. I think there's a lot of movies that have women in peril running away from the scarier things and then end up being saved by a man, so it's great to see this…” quote by Dan Trachtenberg](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7c1/dan-trachtenberg-23598_action_i-ve-always-been-a-fan-of-mary-elizabeth_27377.jpg)
