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title: "10 Film Horror Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Film Horror quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Film Horror sayings and thoughts."
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> [I want to direct a feature film. Horror is my main genre.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/i-want-to-direct-a-feature-film-horror-is-my-main-genre/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/petra-collins-4546_cinema_i-want-to-direct-a-feature-film-horror-i_1858006.jpg)

> [I learned some big lessons on my first film, a horror film which was never released in the U.S., even though we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/i-learned-some-big-lessons-on-my-first-film-a-horror-film-which-was/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/jonathan-levine-10199_big_i-learned-some-big-lessons-on-my-first-f_1450264.jpg)

> [I make unpopular versions of popular things. I make a horror film and it's not a horror film. None of my genre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-harron/i-make-unpopular-versions-of-popular-things-i-make-a-horror-film-and/)

[Mary Harron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-harron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/mary-harron-15320_cinema_i-make-unpopular-versions-of-popular-thi_87965.jpg)

> [So I was asked to do horror film after horror film, a series of about five, after that, and some of those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-wray/so-i-was-asked-to-do-horror-film-after-horror-film-a-series-of-about/)

[Fay Wray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-wray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/fay-wray-18005_care_so-i-was-asked-to-do-horror-film-after-h_1276726.png)

> [The action movie, the thriller and the drama all have safety nets under them. But not the horror film. The horror film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-dunstan/the-action-movie-the-thriller-and-the-drama-all-have-safety-nets/)

[Marcus Dunstan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-dunstan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/marcus-dunstan-74288_abyss_the-action-movie-the-thriller-and-the-dr_1838818.jpg)

> [People always ask what makes a good horror movie and it's essentially one big thing-contrast. All of the stuff in the film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/people-always-ask-what-makes-a-good-horror-movie-and-it-s-essentially/)

[Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dea/ti-west-2310_big_people-always-ask-what-makes-a-good-horr_1917758.jpg)

> [I like 'Brawl in Cell Block 99.' I think Vince Vaughn is incredible and I've never seen Don Johnson like that. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/udo-kier/i-like-brawl-in-cell-block-99-i-think-vince-vaughn-is-incredible-and/)

[Udo Kier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/udo-kier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/374/udo-kier-4433_film_i-like-brawl-in-cell-block-99-i-think-vi_3024034.jpg)

> [When horror turns into gore, when you show the monster, the killings, and the blood, it loses its suggestive powers. It loses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raul-garcia/when-horror-turns-into-gore-when-you-show-the-monster-the-killings/)

[Raul Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raul-garcia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/raul-garcia-50063_blood_when-horror-turns-into-gore-when-you-sho_2153479.jpg)

> [When you're playing the devil, you're playing the ultimate evil. There are no boundaries. In doing a film in the horror genre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-bell/when-you-re-playing-the-devil-you-re-playing-the-ultimate-evil-there/)

[Ashley Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-bell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/ashley-bell-27454_actresses_when-you-re-playing-the-devil-you-re-pla_2904997.jpg)

> [Silence Of The Lambs is a fantastic film. It's a horror film, and it's an incredibly well-told film that is about point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-fuller/silence-of-the-lambs-is-a-fantastic-film-it-s-a-horror-film-and-it-s/)

[Bryan Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-fuller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bd/bryan-fuller-7610_audience_silence-of-the-lambs-is-a-fantastic-film_2753517.jpg)

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