When you think of the "Exorcist" (1973) you think of Linda Blair and pea soup and all this madness, but really if you look at the first half of that film, the stuff between her and Ellen Burstyn is so… — Matt Reeves Copy Share Image
I thought this was the most incredible opportunity. Because 'Planet Of The Apes,' aside from the fantasy element of talking apes, is such an… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
My main interest in being a director, and the most important thing to me, is that world with the actors. — Matt Reeves Copy Share
I think there's a level at which you think that there's a reason that you're being singled out, that you're being chosen. As a… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
There's tremendous shame with being bullied. I think there's a level at which you think that there's a reason that you're being singled out,… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
Of course you're nervous, but we're really excited to be able to share what we're going to share. And it's cool, because what we're… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
It's the idea that anticipation is as scary as anything in a movie could be. People's imagination is the most effective tool in creating… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
Really interesting genre films, especially monster movies, evoke the fears of the times intentionally. — Matt Reeves Copy Share
There's a thing when you're always working on something you really love, and this one we loved so much, it feels like you have… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
I was obsessed with movies, and it ended up being the tool with which I could make friends. Because I was too painfully shy… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
What I thought was so great about Rise [of the Planet of the Apes ] was that it wasn't a retelling; it was an… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
When you think of the "Exorcist" (1973) you think of Linda Blair and pea soup and all this madness, but really if you look… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
In a weird way, if you look at all the 'Apes' movies, they all seem like different stories in the same universe. 'Beneath the… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
It's that we're experiencing emotion through photo-real apes, and that's really holding a mirror up to who we are. It's interesting, because as we're… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
'Avatar' was incredible and totally groundbreaking, but it wasn't about utter realism. It had a great mythic fantasy to it, but the characters don't… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
It's funny, people don't think of 'Cloverfield' as being restrained because it's a handycam movie, but the only reason it's a handycam movie is… — Matt Reeves Copy Share
