--- title: "5 Brad Quotes By David Kirschner" description: "5 Brad quotes by David Kirschner. Plus more from David Kirschner and more Brad sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/david-kirschner-22403_bits_brad-dourif-would-tell-himself-that-he-w_478.jpg" --- > [ Brad \[Dourif\] would tell himself that he was not intentionally trying to mimic Jack Nicholson in any way. I think that actually… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/brad-dourif-would-tell-himself-that-he-was-not-intentionally-trying/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/david-kirschner-22403_bits_brad-dourif-would-tell-himself-that-he-w_478.jpg) > [Brad Dourif as Charles Lee Ray, it's impossible to imagine anyone else in that role. I mean, he's just so great. Over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/brad-dourif-as-charles-lee-ray-it-s-impossible-to-imagine-anyone-else/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/david-kirschner-22403_brad_brad-dourif-as-charles-lee-ray-it-s-impo_1320227.jpg) > [ There have been times that we've had arguments with Brad \[Dourif\] because he comes in with very strong ideas and, as in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/there-have-been-times-that-we-ve-had-arguments-with-brad-dourif/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/david-kirschner-22403_appreciated_there-have-been-times-that-we-ve-had-arg_1699474.jpg) > [In the first Chucky film, there's a scene in the elevator where a woman is just bringing food to a friend's home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/in-the-first-chucky-film-there-s-a-scene-in-the-elevator-where-a/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/591/david-kirschner-22403_audience_in-the-first-chucky-film-there-s-a-scene_1967107.jpg) > [There are things we could do like let Brad Dourif play Charles Lee Ray's brother or father , something like that, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/there-are-things-we-could-do-like-let-brad-dourif-play-charles-lee/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/david-kirschner-22403_brad_there-are-things-we-could-do-like-let-br_3025482.jpg) ## Other authors on Brad ## More by David Kirschner > [ Brad \[Dourif\] would tell himself that he was not intentionally trying to mimic Jack Nicholson in any way. I think that actually bothers him… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/brad-dourif-would-tell-himself-that-he-was-not-intentionally-trying/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [In regards to those other franchises that are being remade, we must take pains to mention that we're the only one where the original…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/in-regards-to-those-other-franchises-that-are-being-remade-we-must/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [Don's Mancini father was an advertising executive and I think Don really grew up and all of that stayed in his head. Some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/don-s-mancini-father-was-an-advertising-executive-and-i-think-don/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [I've known Don Mancini for 22 years. We're dear friends. I know his humor, I know his mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/i-ve-known-don-mancini-for-22-years-we-re-dear-friends-i-know-his/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [I don't think we would be specifically remaking "Child's Play 2" and "Child's Play 3". I imagine we'd be dreaming up whole new stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/i-don-t-think-we-would-be-specifically-remaking-child-s-play-2-and/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [When I wrote Chuky script, I was a student at UCLA, an undergraduate and my biggest aspiration for it was that I would get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/when-i-wrote-chuky-script-i-was-a-student-at-ucla-an-undergraduate/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [Define the space horizontally rather than vertically in movie widescreen, 2.35:1 just having that rectangular shape and when you think of great horror movies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/define-the-space-horizontally-rather-than-vertically-in-movie/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [Brad Dourif as Charles Lee Ray, it's impossible to imagine anyone else in that role. I mean, he's just so great. Over the course…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/brad-dourif-as-charles-lee-ray-it-s-impossible-to-imagine-anyone-else/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [One thing I would like to do, as the director, I would really like to shoot the movie widescreen, 2.35:1, which we haven't done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/one-thing-i-would-like-to-do-as-the-director-i-would-really-like-to/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [ There have been times that we've had arguments with Brad \[Dourif\] because he comes in with very strong ideas and, as in any working… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/there-have-been-times-that-we-ve-had-arguments-with-brad-dourif/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [“-¿Tienes idea de lo que he pasado? -Cuéntamelo. -Casi me hace trizas un doctor loco. Un puñado de asquerosos piratas me hicieron prisionero. Y,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/tienes-idea-de-lo-que-he-pasado-cu-ntamelo-casi-me-hace-trizas-un/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [It just sort of suggested a very specific kind of impudence like this little-man syndrome. Chucky has this Napoleon complex. He's a little guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/it-just-sort-of-suggested-a-very-specific-kind-of-impudence-like-this/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [In the first Chucky film, there's a scene in the elevator where a woman is just bringing food to a friend's home and they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/in-the-first-chucky-film-there-s-a-scene-in-the-elevator-where-a/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [That's one of the things we're most excited about, really, is just allowing this great, Oscar-nominated actor, giving him material to play in one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/that-s-one-of-the-things-we-re-most-excited-about-really-is-just/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) > [Chucky become a pandemic part of pop culture, definitely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirschner/chucky-become-a-pandemic-part-of-pop-culture-definitely/) [David Kirschner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirschner/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brad/david-kirschner/#itemlist", "name": "5 Brad Quotes By David Kirschner", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Brad [Dourif] would tell himself that he was not intentionally trying to mimic Jack Nicholson in any way. 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