My films typically veer towards the darker side, and I enjoy turning things on the audience. I really enjoy working in genre because people come into the film with certain expectations, and they know the tropes so well that when… — 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 the tropes so well that, when you turn on those, it can be shocking because there's… — 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
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
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
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
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
The nice thing about a horror movie is that people go in looking to be unsettled. — Ari Aster Copy Share
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
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
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
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
Sometimes you want pain to be acknowledged and not whitewashed - or erased by some exceptionalist point of view. — Ari Aster Copy Share
I like to play with transgression and upending conventions, and I like the idea of rooting genre films in character. — Ari Aster Copy Share
I know that I put a lot into 'Hereditary', and I'm proud of what it is. Beyond the fact that the film takes its… — Ari Aster Copy Share
