I'm telling you, man, after I did 'Land of the Dead,' which Mark Canton produced, Universal picked it up, and I had to use stars. I didn't think I needed stars - Dennis Hopper was in it. I loved him. We hung out. I loved him, but his cigar budget was more than we paid for the entire budget of… — George A. Romero Copy Share
'Night of the Living Dead,' then 'Dawn of the Dead' is a few weeks later, 'Day of the Dead' months later, and… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
To me, the zombies have always just been zombies. They've always been a cigar. When I first made 'Night of the Living… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
When we made 'Night of the Living Dead,' we got riddled. There was this famous article Roger Ebert wrote just blasting the… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
Back then, in 1968, everything was suspect - family, government, and obviously the family unit in 'Night of the Living Dead' completely… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
I wanted 'Night of the Living Dead' to look naturalistic, but we weren't able to do it because we were shooting with… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
The main thing people took from 'Night of the Living Dead' was that it was a racial statement movie, and that was… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
I love a couple of Fulci things. I just had a gas watching them. It's not what I would do, but I loved watching… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
People say you're trapped in this genre. You're a horror guy. I say wait a minute - I'm able to say exactly what I… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
I've seen so many young filmmakers - even professional filmmakers who get a Hollywood deal - they don't quite know where to begin, where… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
I'm a Turner Classic Movies guy. That's it. I'd much rather sit here and watch an oldie than anything new. — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
I saw 'Dracula,' 'Frankenstein,' 'The Wolf Man,' 'The Invisible Man.' I saw all those guys on the big screen at RKO in the Bronx.… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
I'm telling you, man, after I did 'Land of the Dead,' which Mark Canton produced, Universal picked it up, and I had to use stars. I didn't think I needed stars - Dennis Hopper was in it. I loved him. We hung out. I loved him, but his cigar budget was more than we paid for the entire budget of… — George A. Romero Copy Share
I think you're only free if you're working on very low or huge money. — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
'Night of the Living Dead,' then 'Dawn of the Dead' is a few weeks later, 'Day of the Dead' months later, and 'Land of… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
I've always felt that the real horror is next door to us, that the scariest monsters are our neighbors. — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
