My interest in the comic goes back a long time, because I grew up reading comics, mostly Marvel Comics, and I always… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
I love the comics so much, and I grew up reading Marvel Comics. And Doctor Strange is my favorite comic book character… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
I think it's important for anyone who takes cinema seriously not to limit yourself to just optimistic or happy movies. I think that's a… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
Kurosawa is my hero, and I've taught courses on his films, and I love what he does, and 'Rashomon' is, I think, his second… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
I always liked the idea in 'Potter' that you don't choose the wand, the wand chooses you, and that relics decide when you're ready… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
In my films, I either want the music to be very subtle and very buried or just put it right out in front and… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
There's a whole, that is a whole subgenre within martial arts cinema. The supernatural martial arts movie. Particularly within Asian cinema. — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
The momentum of my creative life and intellectual growth is still the momentum of breaking out of fundamentalism. Because of that, I'm very grateful… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
If you look at life with any honesty and intelligence, it's clear that human nature is dark, vile, selfish, and despondent. But I also… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
Flannery O'Connor is my creative hero. I think she's the greatest American writer. Her book, 'Mystery and Manners,' is my creative bible. — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
I'm married to a nurse, and she is really, really ardent that - in screenplays or movies that I've worked on, that all the… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
For something to be completely evil is to be nothing. Satan has good attributes - intelligence, for instance - but they are corrupted. I… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
The evil within the fantasy genre tends to be threatening to the heroes within the story, but not to the reader - or not… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, a "jump scare" scares the audience for the moment. Slow burn horror ideas scare people forever. — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
