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> [I'm always involved with casting my movies. I have final word on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-m-always-involved-with-casting-my-movies-i-have-final-word-on-it/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

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## More by John Carpenter

> [The strongest human emotion is fear. It's the essence of any good thriller that, for a little while, you believe in the boogeyman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/the-strongest-human-emotion-is-fear-it-s-the-essence-of-any-good/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [From early on, when synthesizers were first introduced into music, I liked the idea that you could get a big sound with them, electronic,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/from-early-on-when-synthesizers-were-first-introduced-into-music-i/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [It's a very good time for horror. This business certainly has changed, but there's still room for serious horror films. Look at 28 Days…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/it-s-a-very-good-time-for-horror-this-business-certainly-has-changed/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [Horror is always the same. It changes with the culture and changes with technology. The stories are always the same. There are just two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/horror-is-always-the-same-it-changes-with-the-culture-and-changes/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [ Horror is a reaction; it's not a genre. Somebody's life would have to be in danger for it \[story\] to be a horror story. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/horror-is-a-reaction-it-s-not-a-genre-somebody-s-life-would-have-to/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [ A lot of it \[success\] is luck. That's a huge part of it that no one wants to talk about. You just got to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/a-lot-of-it-success-is-luck-that-s-a-huge-part-of-it-that-no-one/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [I don't watch my films. I've seen 'em enough after cutting them and putting the music on. I don't ever want to see them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-don-t-watch-my-films-i-ve-seen-em-enough-after-cutting-them-and/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [I just aim for basketball season to start. I don't really care about anything else in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-just-aim-for-basketball-season-to-start-i-don-t-really-care-about/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [One of my heroes is a composer named James Bernard, and oh my God... I can still listen to his music today and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/one-of-my-heroes-is-a-composer-named-james-bernard-and-oh-my-god-i/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [What scares me is what scares you. We're all afraid of the same things. That's why horror is such a powerful genre. All you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/what-scares-me-is-what-scares-you-we-re-all-afraid-of-the-same-things/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/in-halloween-i-viewed-the-characters-as-simply-normal-teenagers/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-can-play-just-about-any-keyboard-but-i-can-t-read-or-write-a-note/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [We all question our sanity. Everyone has had an experience of loss of control of something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/we-all-question-our-sanity-everyone-has-had-an-experience-of-loss-of/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [“I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes... the devil's eyes." ~Dr. Sam Loomis/Halloween”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-met-this-six-year-old-child-with-this-blank-pale-emotionless-face/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

> [I'm pretty happy with who I am. I like myself and what I'm doing. I don't need to be the world's greatest director or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-carpenter/i-m-pretty-happy-with-who-i-am-i-like-myself-and-what-i-m-doing-i-don/)

[John Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-carpenter/)

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