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> [It's a wonderful thing to watch an actor just act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/it-s-a-wonderful-thing-to-watch-an-actor-just-act/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

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## More by Mike Flanagan

> [I think in a lot of ways, 'The Shining' is about alcoholism and 'Doctor Sleep' is actually about recovery. They go together pretty well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/i-think-in-a-lot-of-ways-the-shining-is-about-alcoholism-and-doctor/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [It's a wonderful thing to watch an actor just act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/it-s-a-wonderful-thing-to-watch-an-actor-just-act/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [I like to say that Hollywood is one of the most democratic entities in the world and the reason why is every ticket is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/i-like-to-say-that-hollywood-is-one-of-the-most-democratic-entities/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [When horror is about something - capital-A about - that's when it's really landing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/when-horror-is-about-something-capital-a-about-that-s-when-it-s/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [For me it's about creating and sustaining tension for as long as possible, and I'm not generally interested in allowing that tension to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/for-me-it-s-about-creating-and-sustaining-tension-for-as-long-as/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [A movie studio has to answer to a marketing department, and to shareholders, to ensure the broadest audience possible for its product; it tends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/a-movie-studio-has-to-answer-to-a-marketing-department-and-to/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [For me, 'The Haunting of Hill House' is a series about life after a haunting, what happens after the credits roll in most horror…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/for-me-the-haunting-of-hill-house-is-a-series-about-life-after-a/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [A viewer's imagination is a powerful storyteller, and can often come up with things way more frightening than what you can explicitly show in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/a-viewer-s-imagination-is-a-powerful-storyteller-and-can-often-come/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [Midnight Mass' is kind of my baby; I've been working on that for six years. I started writing it while 'Oculus' was in preproduction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/midnight-mass-is-kind-of-my-baby-i-ve-been-working-on-that-for-six/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [Whenever I would see horror movies I would be traumatized and I'd have to watch them behind my hands or behind the couch sometimes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/whenever-i-would-see-horror-movies-i-would-be-traumatized-and-i-d/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [Depending on how 'Doctor Sleep' does, we'll see what movie opportunities there will be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/depending-on-how-doctor-sleep-does-we-ll-see-what-movie-opportunities/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [Well, as a kid I did all the Bloody Mary games and using a mirror to scare yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/well-as-a-kid-i-did-all-the-bloody-mary-games-and-using-a-mirror-to/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [I'm sure many more people saw 'Hush' in the first weekend it was on Netflix than saw 'Oculus' in theatres.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/i-m-sure-many-more-people-saw-hush-in-the-first-weekend-it-was-on/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [Well when I hear 'slasher' I think about the 80s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/well-when-i-hear-slasher-i-think-about-the-80s/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

> [I think it was in sixth grade, though, when I picked up my first Stephen King book, which was 'It,' that knocked me over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-flanagan/i-think-it-was-in-sixth-grade-though-when-i-picked-up-my-first/)

[Mike Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-flanagan/)

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