For some reason, people value being scared less than they value laughing. — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think when people are scared, they like to see movies where the scares are not real. — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I love South By because people are more relaxed here, and people are a little more off guard. They say things and… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
Sundance is such an acquisition-frenzied, industry-centric experience, and at SXSW, many of the movies have distribution. And the focus is more on… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in creating parameters for creativity. I think parameters make people more creative. So that starts with my budgets.… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think being snobby about the kind of storytelling people do, it just irks me. It irks me. And in fact, it's… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
The business of horror movies goes up and down, and people are always like, 'It's working,' 'It's not working,' but generally, I… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think horror movies are still - this can be said of all movies - but being with a group of people… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
It's harder and harder to scare people, and filmmakers are aware of that, and they're making the movies better, and I think… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
YouTube is found footage. It's here to stay, and people will always come up with new concepts that will make sense for… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think the mistake people make with horror movies and what makes them successful is a lot of horror movies get made… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
When I was working for Miramax, before Sundance, a videotape of 'The Blair Witch Project' - of the full, completed movie -… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I love being the underdog. It's one of the reason I like making horror movies, because a lot of people don't like… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
People don't call them horror movies, but Hitchcock, for me, is my favorite storyteller. He was really exploring dark themes, and I… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think the most honest responses to the movies you get to watch are in houses and people's most private spaces, like… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
Our company, it's, uh, really un-sexy. And I think most people get into Hollywood to be showy. We first of all make… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I fundamentally believe that your words have so much credibility if you're not taking money upfront. I feel really comfortable pushing actors… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
The model we established was to give creative people complete creative freedom in exchange for betting on themselves, so they work for… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I try to work with people who you're not used to seeing in scary movies. I think it makes for a more… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
Most people who've had a big hit movie like 'Paranormal Activity,' the next thing they say is, 'I want to make a… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
A lot of the reasons why people are annoyed at found footage movies is because people look at it like it's easy… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
When people come to me with an idea and they say, 'We can do it found footage or traditional,' I always say… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I found that a lot of people ridiculed contemporary art. I decided I wanted to be involved in art everybody could understand. — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I've grown to love it, but I'm not like a lot of other people who were always crazy horror fans like Eli… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think there's a limit. People want to be scared, but not every weekend, maybe every third weekend. — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
We make movies for the cineplex. They're designed for wide release. They're designed to be seen by a lot of people and… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
The one thing I try and do, when people say, 'What kind of movies do you guys look for,' the one thing… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think good suspense and horror is really about creating situations that are relatable, and throwing a wrench in it and watching… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
When there's a great horror movie, people are like, 'Horror's back!' And when there's a series of not so good ones, 'Horror's… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I try not to put pressure on filmmakers to come up with a big scare at the beginning. I think that helps… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
When you raise the budget, you make creative compromises. The higher the budget goes, the more cuts in your movie happen. When… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I have a real kind of fundamental philosophical belief that movies are better if everyone gets paid when they work, and if they don't… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I'm attracted to things that make a point or have a certain point of view, but it's not a conscious thing that I decide… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I don't believe in ghosts or paranormal activity, but one time I think I saw - I might have seen - no, I think… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I really like to work with theater actors. Theater actors tend to do lots of independent movies, and those are the actors that I… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I wasn't a fanboy of horror. I didn't grow up on horror movies. I grew up loving all movies. I still love all movies,… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think being snobby about the kind of storytelling people do, it just irks me. It irks me. And in fact, it's one of… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
'Paranormal Activity' had fifty versions because it was $250 to reshoot. We'd screen it, see one thing wrong, shoot for an hour, fix it,… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
There are a lot of parallels between doing a sequel and doing low budget movies, which is they give creative parameters. As a creative… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
If you go to business school, and you put a product out there in the world, and it's working, the logic is to keep… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
It's easy to get a theatrical release that shows in one theater for a week. But there's no advertising, and no one sees the… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I love to go see big movies, I just don't make them. It's just a different business. — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
