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> [You know, 'Top Gun' was the movie I saw in high school that made me want to be a filmmaker. I remember very specifically coming out of the Century 21 Theater in Colorado from seeing it, and my friend saying,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/you-know-top-gun-was-the-movie-i-saw-in-high-school-that-made-me-want/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

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## More by Scott Derrickson

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/i-think-it-s-important-for-anyone-who-takes-cinema-seriously-not-to/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/kurosawa-is-my-hero-and-i-ve-taught-courses-on-his-films-and-i-love/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/i-always-liked-the-idea-in-potter-that-you-don-t-choose-the-wand-the/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [In my films, I either want the music to be very subtle and very buried or just put it right out in front and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/in-my-films-i-either-want-the-music-to-be-very-subtle-and-very-buried/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [There's a whole, that is a whole subgenre within martial arts cinema. The supernatural martial arts movie. Particularly within Asian cinema.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/there-s-a-whole-that-is-a-whole-subgenre-within-martial-arts-cinema/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/the-momentum-of-my-creative-life-and-intellectual-growth-is-still-the/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/if-you-look-at-life-with-any-honesty-and-intelligence-it-s-clear-that/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [Flannery O'Connor is my creative hero. I think she's the greatest American writer. Her book, 'Mystery and Manners,' is my creative bible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/flannery-o-connor-is-my-creative-hero-i-think-she-s-the-greatest/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/i-m-married-to-a-nurse-and-she-is-really-really-ardent-that-in/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [For something to be completely evil is to be nothing. Satan has good attributes - intelligence, for instance - but they are corrupted. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/for-something-to-be-completely-evil-is-to-be-nothing-satan-has-good/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [The evil within the fantasy genre tends to be threatening to the heroes within the story, but not to the reader - or not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/the-evil-within-the-fantasy-genre-tends-to-be-threatening-to-the/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [At the end of the day, a "jump scare" scares the audience for the moment. Slow burn horror ideas scare people forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/at-the-end-of-the-day-a-jump-scare-scares-the-audience-for-the-moment/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [Corporate America limits the world to consumerism. Science can limit it to the material world. Even religion limits it to a lot of theories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/corporate-america-limits-the-world-to-consumerism-science-can-limit/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [What I desire most in my life is to become a better person. I genuinely want to be good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/what-i-desire-most-in-my-life-is-to-become-a-better-person-i/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

> [My interest in the comic goes back a long time, because I grew up reading comics, mostly Marvel Comics, and I always loved 'Doctor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/my-interest-in-the-comic-goes-back-a-long-time-because-i-grew-up/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

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