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> [Back then, in 1968, everything was suspect - family, government, and obviously the family unit in 'Night of the Living Dead' completely collapses. That's what we were focused on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/back-then-in-1968-everything-was-suspect-family-government-and/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

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## More by George A. Romero

> [I'm like my zombies. I won't stay dead!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/i-m-like-my-zombies-i-won-t-stay-dead/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [I love a couple of Fulci things. I just had a gas watching them. It's not what I would do, but I loved watching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/i-love-a-couple-of-fulci-things-i-just-had-a-gas-watching-them-it-s/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [People say you're trapped in this genre. You're a horror guy. I say wait a minute - I'm able to say exactly what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/people-say-you-re-trapped-in-this-genre-you-re-a-horror-guy-i-say/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [Zombies are the blue-collar monsters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/zombies-are-the-blue-collar-monsters/)

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> [Collaborate, don't dictate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/collaborate-don-t-dictate/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [I've seen so many young filmmakers - even professional filmmakers who get a Hollywood deal - they don't quite know where to begin, where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/i-ve-seen-so-many-young-filmmakers-even-professional-filmmakers-who/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [I'm a Turner Classic Movies guy. That's it. I'd much rather sit here and watch an oldie than anything new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/i-m-a-turner-classic-movies-guy-that-s-it-i-d-much-rather-sit-here/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [I saw 'Dracula,' 'Frankenstein,' 'The Wolf Man,' 'The Invisible Man.' I saw all those guys on the big screen at RKO in the Bronx.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/i-saw-dracula-frankenstein-the-wolf-man-the-invisible-man-i-saw-all/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [I'm telling you, man, after I did 'Land of the Dead,' which Mark Canton produced, Universal picked it up, and I had to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/i-m-telling-you-man-after-i-did-land-of-the-dead-which-mark-canton/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [I think you're only free if you're working on very low or huge money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/i-think-you-re-only-free-if-you-re-working-on-very-low-or-huge-money/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> ['Night of the Living Dead,' then 'Dawn of the Dead' is a few weeks later, 'Day of the Dead' months later, and 'Land of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/night-of-the-living-dead-then-dawn-of-the-dead-is-a-few-weeks-later/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [I've always felt that the real horror is next door to us, that the scariest monsters are our neighbors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/i-ve-always-felt-that-the-real-horror-is-next-door-to-us-that-the/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [It would be very hard to write a serious drama and say some of these things. You can be much more abstract and allusive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/it-would-be-very-hard-to-write-a-serious-drama-and-say-some-of-these/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [When you are working with low budgets and you have a gunshot with a squib and it goes wrong - the gun flash does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/when-you-are-working-with-low-budgets-and-you-have-a-gunshot-with-a/)

[George A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-romero/)

> [I don't think you need to spend $40 million to be creepy. The best horror films are the ones that are much less endowed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-romero/i-don-t-think-you-need-to-spend-40-million-to-be-creepy-the-best/)

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