With 'Hereditary', I wanted to make a film about what bothers me about life. — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
Every single moment in 'Hereditary' is linked to a moment in the end for the payoff. I think it has the ability… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I graduated from the American Film Institute in 2010, where I studied as a director, and came out with a few features… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I can say that I put a lot of personal feelings into 'Hereditary', though I can also say that none of the… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
You get so lost in the making of a film, and you get so fixed on just, like, every tiny detail. If… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
These are films that I really love, but I would say I'm not somebody who runs out to every horror film. I… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
In some ways, the audience becomes complacent when they go to a horror film. And so it's fun to take that attitude… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
A great horror film works as a communal experience more than almost anything else, except for maybe a comedy. That's something that… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
The joy of making a genre film is that you have audiences in that place, and it's a perfect place to start… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
The next film I'm making is a horror film, and I'm making it with A24. It's a dark break-up movie that becomes… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
'Hereditary' is unabashedly a horror film. In a lot of ways, it's in dialogue with other horror films. But I do know… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
There's been a lot of aesthetically rich horror films that have come out in the last several years. 'The Babadook' is this… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I know that I put a lot into 'Hereditary', and I'm proud of what it is. Beyond the fact that the film… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I love the horror genre. I consider myself a genre filmmaker. I love genre, but I think there's a certain amount of… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
The way I work is, I always compose a shot list before I talk to anybody, including my DP. So I'll spend… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
'Hereditary' is unabashedly a horror film. In a lot of ways, it's in dialogue with other horror films. But I do know that it… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
My films typically veer towards the darker side, and I enjoy turning things on the audience. I really enjoy working in genre because people… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
The joy of making a genre film is that you have audiences in that place, and it's a perfect place to start because all… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I love the horror genre. I consider myself a genre filmmaker. I love genre, but I think there's a certain amount of complacency that… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I enjoy turning things on the audience. I really like working in genre because people come into the films with certain expectations. They know… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
The nice thing about a horror movie is that people go in looking to be unsettled. — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I graduated from the American Film Institute in 2010, where I studied as a director, and came out with a few features I really… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I found that the things I am afraid of most are things for which there are no obvious remedies. Like, what do you do… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
One reason I think I am able to work with such dark material is the fact I was never really discouraged from making this… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
Most horror films are made very cynically, and they're usually made by studios for an audience that they know is there, no matter what… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
