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> [When I got the script for 'Eclipse,' I thought it was a damn good story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/when-i-got-the-script-for-eclipse-i-thought-it-was-a-damn-good-story/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/david-slade-12638_damn_when-i-got-the-script-for-eclipse-i-thou_607740.jpg)

> [What attracted me to 'Eclipse' was that it is a great story and a tremendous challenge for me as a filmmaker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/what-attracted-me-to-eclipse-was-that-it-is-a-great-story-and-a/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/david-slade-12638_challenge_what-attracted-me-to-eclipse-was-that-it_1075577.jpg)

> [On one level, this was the biggest challenge out there - to make a film of this scope, in this amount of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/on-one-level-this-was-the-biggest-challenge-out-there-to-make-a-film/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/david-slade-12638_cinema_on-one-level-this-was-the-biggest-challe_2169098.jpg)

## Other authors on Eclipse

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephenie-meyer-87156.jpg) Stephenie Meyer 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eclipse/stephenie-meyer/)
- [Fred Espenak 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eclipse/fred-espenak/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-victor-hugo-93504.jpg) Victor Hugo 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eclipse/victor-hugo/)
- [Tinsel Korey 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eclipse/tinsel-korey/)

## More by David Slade

> [Being able to communicate what your vision is clearly and with specificity is the most important thing a director can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/being-able-to-communicate-what-your-vision-is-clearly-and-with/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [Certainly there is a lot of collaboration, but there is also a lot of clarity that has to be had in the vision that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/certainly-there-is-a-lot-of-collaboration-but-there-is-also-a-lot-of/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/i-feel-like-i-m-in-a-weird-state-and-i-wake-up-in-hollywood-and-i-ve/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [I thought, 'Who is the first vampire ever? It's Peter Murphy!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/i-thought-who-is-the-first-vampire-ever-it-s-peter-murphy/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [When you are doing music videos through the '90s, which I did, and the 2000s, you were put in the position, really, as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/when-you-are-doing-music-videos-through-the-90s-which-i-did-and-the/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> ['Twilight' was a cult film, and the books were huge, but after 'New Moon,' it really blew up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/twilight-was-a-cult-film-and-the-books-were-huge-but-after-new-moon/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [When I got the script for 'Eclipse,' I thought it was a damn good story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/when-i-got-the-script-for-eclipse-i-thought-it-was-a-damn-good-story/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/with-cold-skin-i-believe-we-can-create-a-lasting-psycho-physiological/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [I think filmmaking is largely about preparation and taste and luck. If you have all of those three things, I think you will find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/i-think-filmmaking-is-largely-about-preparation-and-taste-and-luck-if/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [I really appreciate gory movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/i-really-appreciate-gory-movies/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [Francis Lawrence is an astonishing filmmaker, an incredibly gifted visual filmmaker. I have great respect for his work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/francis-lawrence-is-an-astonishing-filmmaker-an-incredibly-gifted/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [I believe that filmmaking is a brilliant thing to do - be doing - for a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/i-believe-that-filmmaking-is-a-brilliant-thing-to-do-be-doing-for-a/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [I don't see myself as particularly highbrow. I am much more populist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/i-don-t-see-myself-as-particularly-highbrow-i-am-much-more-populist/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [Film is always a fight because you're the person, as the director, with a clear picture in your head of what you think is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/film-is-always-a-fight-because-you-re-the-person-as-the-director-with/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

> [I'm a big fan of horror movies. But I prefer visceral to viscous, let's just say that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/i-m-a-big-fan-of-horror-movies-but-i-prefer-visceral-to-viscous-let-s/)

[David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/)

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