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title: "2 Good Horror Quotes By Fede Alvarez"
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> [I've seen a lot of movies that were great and scary, but not particularly fancy in their filmmaking or performance. And they're still scary, and I think a good horror movie should be scary above all things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-ve-seen-a-lot-of-movies-that-were-great-and-scary-but-not/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/fede-alvarez-12117_all-things_i-ve-seen-a-lot-of-movies-that-were-grea_1028247.jpg)

> [A good horror movie - it doesn't matter how many comedy horror films there have been before. Doesn't matter how much you think it's going to be funny. A good horror movie will scare the hell out of you... the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/a-good-horror-movie-it-doesn-t-matter-how-many-comedy-horror-films/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e57/fede-alvarez-12117_been_a-good-horror-movie-it-doesn-t-matter-ho_2401214.jpg)

## More by Fede Alvarez

> [I think violence in movies, for it to work, you have to use it smartly. People get numb very fast. If you have too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-think-violence-in-movies-for-it-to-work-you-have-to-use-it-smartly/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [A good story will keep you wondering about what's happening, what's going on, where does this go? Now it's going to go that way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/a-good-story-will-keep-you-wondering-about-what-s-happening-what-s/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [Sci-fi is definitely something that I've been wanting to do again since Panic Attack and I want to do it on a feature scale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/sci-fi-is-definitely-something-that-i-ve-been-wanting-to-do-again/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [If you think about it, you can have the best CGI, but you can always tell that it is CGI. Your brain can spot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/if-you-think-about-it-you-can-have-the-best-cgi-but-you-can-always/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [If you think about it, a lot of great horror films have bad sequels just because the market demands you to make the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/if-you-think-about-it-a-lot-of-great-horror-films-have-bad-sequels/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [There are the horror fans that love the 'Evil Dead' because of the humor, but I'm sure it's not all of them. Not all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/there-are-the-horror-fans-that-love-the-evil-dead-because-of-the/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [ Comedy is all about the joke. Comedies usually don't do anything fancy with the camera \[or\] the lighting. It doesn't matter. It should never… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/comedy-is-all-about-the-joke-comedies-usually-don-t-do-anything-fancy/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [It doesn't matter the amount of gore, the amount of shocks that you can have in a movie if the movie's not entertaining, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/it-doesn-t-matter-the-amount-of-gore-the-amount-of-shocks-that-you/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [When you're a director you always feel weird with another director watching over your shoulder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/when-you-re-a-director-you-always-feel-weird-with-another-director/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [As a director, there is nothing more fun than seeing an audience screaming and jumping. You are the ultimate puppet master, controlling the emotions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/as-a-director-there-is-nothing-more-fun-than-seeing-an-audience/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [Usually you always see first cut is an extended version, because it's basically everything you shot, and you have that version and then you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/usually-you-always-see-first-cut-is-an-extended-version-because-it-s/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [There's always a tone that you have to hit right in horror. With the blood, you want to make sure that it makes sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/there-s-always-a-tone-that-you-have-to-hit-right-in-horror-with-the/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [I really don't like to go for the stereotypes. I try to give you characters that you don't know until you get to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-really-don-t-like-to-go-for-the-stereotypes-i-try-to-give-you/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [I try not to be spectacular with the camera. I try to be a witness of what's going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-try-not-to-be-spectacular-with-the-camera-i-try-to-be-a-witness-of/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

> [I think the more honest you are with the storytelling, the better it works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-think-the-more-honest-you-are-with-the-storytelling-the-better-it/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

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