The more work you put in on your outline and getting the skeleton of your story right, the easier the process is… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
You can always trust that an audience is smarter than a studio thinks it is. — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
When Steven Spielberg comes to you and says, 'Hey do you want to write a movie about robots?' You just say yes. — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is incredible introspective. It forces you to sort of examine yourself in new ways. — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
Truth is, I don't like movies that are only good once; I tend to dismiss them. I like movies that get better… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
Directing is a unique endeavor where you are in charge of so many people. As a writer, it is sort of the… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
You don't want to make a movie just to make a movie. You better have a point of view. — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
There's just something wonderful about getting a small group of people together in an isolated location, and there's something about cabins themselves… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I've found that if you just try to make the film you want, you'll find the right audience. If you try to… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
Some of our best episodes of 'Buffy' were written over a weekend. You can really get in touch with your creative spirit… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
That's the fun part about being a director. You get to say, 'Oh, now that I'm in charge, I can try and… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
With horror movies, a bigger budget is actually your enemy. You want to feel the rough edges, the handmade quality to good… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
You start to fall in love with characters as you work with them, and anytime that you care about your characters and… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I tend to fall more into the fun horror genre than the traumatic horror genre. I love the films where you're laughing… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
If you can relate to what the character's going through, the story can be as ridiculous as possible, and people will relate… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
One of the things that's been nice about my career is that I've been able to do so many different things, and… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
The horror genre gets you in touch with our primal instincts as a people more than any other genre I can think… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, I wish we didn't have to do trailers at all, quite honestly. I wish we didn't have to do… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I love a good harsh horror movie, when it's done well. But there are times when it feels cynical. You can tell… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I've been lucky between 'Buffy,' 'Angel,' 'Alias,' and then 'Lost.' The thing they all have in common is that they were all… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
My favorite movies are the ones that are different the second time, or where you're constantly discovering new things. It's not just… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
Every project is different. Adapting 'Robopocalypse' would be totally different than adapting, say, 'Hunger Games.' Each project has its own life and… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I think so much of the horror film is about our primal instincts, and our primal instincts are not just towards violence.… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I feel that in horror movies, especially, if you don't care about the characters, you've lost the audience. No one cares, and… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I love going to horror movies - especially when they are fun. I think that they get you in touch with sort… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
When you're talking about who is doing the most exciting and interesting horror films of the last 20 years, it's Japan. I… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
The logistics of blood is something that I didn't even understood as a first-time director. Not just actors and make-up, but once… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I think audiences crave something new. I don't think audiences want the same old thing, no matter how much conventional Hollywood tells… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
When you are dealing with something that's crazy, you still want actors to play characters and find the reality of the situation,… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I understand why offices need to have office parties. I understand why offices need to have betting pools. No matter what the… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
Certainly, 3rd acts of any movie are hard. It's always hard to have something that will give you the promises from the… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
If I had all the filmmakers that traumatized me when I was a little kid in this room, all I would say… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I just don't want to make the same old movies. I'm not interested in it. Directing's hard. It takes up a lot of your… — Drew Goddard Copy Share
You don't want to make a movie just to make a movie. You better have a point of view. — Drew Goddard Copy Share
I think the thing I took most from game playing was just getting in the characters head. I took it really seriously. There's something… — Drew Goddard Copy Share
A movie that's about other horror movies isn't interesting. A movie about who we are, is. — Drew Goddard Copy Share
That's the fun part about being a director. You get to say, 'Oh, now that I'm in charge, I can try and cast whoever… — Drew Goddard Copy Share
Truth is, I don't like movies that are only good once; I tend to dismiss them. I like movies that get better the more… — Drew Goddard Copy Share
The more work you put in on your outline and getting the skeleton of your story right, the easier the process is later. — Drew Goddard Copy Share
I think so much of the horror film is about our primal instincts, and our primal instincts are not just towards violence. It's also… — Drew Goddard Copy Share
Some people like when it rains a lot. Some people like sunshine. The idea that there's one, all encompassing afterlife is strange. It doesn't… — Drew Goddard Copy Share
I've found that if you just try to make the film you want, you'll find the right audience. If you try to please everyone,… — Drew Goddard Copy Share
That's the thing about Lionsgate. They are fearless. No other studio would have made 'Hunger Games' the way they did. They're being fearless in… — Drew Goddard Copy Share
I love going to horror movies - especially when they are fun. I think that they get you in touch with sort of these… — Drew Goddard Copy Share
We've always been a band who's taken forever to do things. After writing 'Persona' I think we wrote about four songs in three years! — Drew Goddard Copy Share
I love TV. I've been lucky that I get to do both, and both have things I love about them, features and TV. I… — Drew Goddard Copy Share
