In general I think the inspiration was to think about all those movies that I saw as a kid and never knew they were remakes, because I know there's probably another kid going to watch Evil Dead who has no… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
I'm inspired when I find out about something that I didn't know was a remake. An example is, of course, stuff like 'The Fly,' or 'The Thing,' or even 'The Blob.' For our generation, all those things, whether it was… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
I think violence in movies, for it to work, you have to use it smartly. People get numb very fast. If you have too… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
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,… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
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. — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
If you think about it, you can have the best CGI, but you can always tell that it is CGI. Your brain can spot… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
If you think about it, a lot of great horror films have bad sequels just because the market demands you to make the other… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
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… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
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… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
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… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
When you're a director you always feel weird with another director watching over your shoulder. — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
As a director, there is nothing more fun than seeing an audience screaming and jumping. You are the ultimate puppet master, controlling the emotions… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
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… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
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… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
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