--- title: "2 John Carpenter Quotes By Drew Goddard" description: "2 John Carpenter quotes by Drew Goddard. Plus more from Drew Goddard and more John Carpenter sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6b/drew-goddard-8422_carpenter_if-i-had-to-pick-one-scary-movie-i-d-go_2074517.jpg" --- > [If I had to pick one scary movie, I'd go with John Carpenter's 'The Thing.' That's probably number one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/if-i-had-to-pick-one-scary-movie-i-d-go-with-john-carpenter-s-the/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6b/drew-goddard-8422_carpenter_if-i-had-to-pick-one-scary-movie-i-d-go_2074517.jpg) > [Clearly, the works of John Carpenter and Sam Raimi are front and center here. Argento is definitely there. But even stuff like the 'Friday the 13th' movies had quite an influence on me growing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/clearly-the-works-of-john-carpenter-and-sam-raimi-are-front-and/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/drew-goddard-8422_carpenter_clearly-the-works-of-john-carpenter-and_3070659.jpg) ## More by Drew Goddard > [I just don't want to make the same old movies. I'm not interested in it. Directing's hard. It takes up a lot of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-just-don-t-want-to-make-the-same-old-movies-i-m-not-interested-in/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [You don't want to make a movie just to make a movie. You better have a point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/you-don-t-want-to-make-a-movie-just-to-make-a-movie-you-better-have-a/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [I think the thing I took most from game playing was just getting in the characters head. I took it really seriously. There's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-think-the-thing-i-took-most-from-game-playing-was-just-getting-in/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [A movie that's about other horror movies isn't interesting. A movie about who we are, is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/a-movie-that-s-about-other-horror-movies-isn-t-interesting-a-movie/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [That's the fun part about being a director. You get to say, 'Oh, now that I'm in charge, I can try and cast whoever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/that-s-the-fun-part-about-being-a-director-you-get-to-say-oh-now-that/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [Truth is, I don't like movies that are only good once; I tend to dismiss them. I like movies that get better the more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/truth-is-i-don-t-like-movies-that-are-only-good-once-i-tend-to/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [The more work you put in on your outline and getting the skeleton of your story right, the easier the process is later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/the-more-work-you-put-in-on-your-outline-and-getting-the-skeleton-of/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [I think so much of the horror film is about our primal instincts, and our primal instincts are not just towards violence. It's also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-think-so-much-of-the-horror-film-is-about-our-primal-instincts-and/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [Some people like when it rains a lot. Some people like sunshine. The idea that there's one, all encompassing afterlife is strange. It doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/some-people-like-when-it-rains-a-lot-some-people-like-sunshine-the/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [I've found that if you just try to make the film you want, you'll find the right audience. If you try to please everyone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-ve-found-that-if-you-just-try-to-make-the-film-you-want-you-ll-find/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [That's the thing about Lionsgate. They are fearless. No other studio would have made 'Hunger Games' the way they did. They're being fearless in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/that-s-the-thing-about-lionsgate-they-are-fearless-no-other-studio/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [If you worry too much about anything, you end up making bad movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/if-you-worry-too-much-about-anything-you-end-up-making-bad-movies/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [I love going to horror movies - especially when they are fun. I think that they get you in touch with sort of these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-love-going-to-horror-movies-especially-when-they-are-fun-i-think/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [We've always been a band who's taken forever to do things. After writing 'Persona' I think we wrote about four songs in three years!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/we-ve-always-been-a-band-who-s-taken-forever-to-do-things-after/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [I love TV. I've been lucky that I get to do both, and both have things I love about them, features and TV. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-love-tv-i-ve-been-lucky-that-i-get-to-do-both-and-both-have-things/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-carpenter/drew-goddard/#itemlist", "name": "2 John Carpenter Quotes By Drew Goddard", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I had to pick one scary movie, I'd go with John Carpenter's 'The Thing.' 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