Witches were part of my imaginary childhood playground, so I wanted to make an archetypal fairytale about the mythic idea of what New England was to me as a kid. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
I grew up in New England, and the woods behind my house seemed haunted by New England's past. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
The Witch' was very well planned, but 'The Lighthouse' was so much more so. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
The more you try to turn away from darkness, the more darkness is right against your back. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
If I'm going to make a genre film, it has to be personal and it has to be good. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
The Shining' is one of the few horror movies that I actually like and it actually scared me. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
Every actor demands different things. Every human being you come in contact with in your life, you have to deal with in slightly different… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
There's a lot of cool stuff going on in independent film. But obviously, yeah - all the comic-book-franchise stuff is deeply boring. But these… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
What's so interesting to me about history is - what's interesting to anyone - is how humans are the same. Their belief systems were… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
For me, rehearsal is only about blocking and pacing; it's not about performance. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
I bow down to the altar of genre, because it allowed me to get 'The Witch' financed. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
I had these fashion history books that I really enjoyed looking at. I liked costumes and used to wear them to school until I… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
