--- title: "3 Daniel Myrick Quotes - Famous Film director" description: "American film director, screenwriter and film producer... | Daniel Myrick is an American film director, most famous for horror films, especially for co-..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/daniel-myrick-76941_audience_anyone-can-do-shock-value-develop-enough_11477.jpg" --- # Daniel Myrick (1963) Film Director **3** quotes in **29** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Daniel Myrick is a film director. ## Quick Facts About Daniel Myrick Born September 3, 1963 Profession Film Director ## About Daniel Myrick American film director, screenwriter and film producer... \| Daniel Myrick is an American film director, most famous for horror films, especially for co-directing and writing the 1999 psychological horror The Blair Witch Project with Eduardo Sánchez. He won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for this film. ## Quotes by Daniel Myrick > [Anyone can do shock value. Develop enough tension and cue the music right, then have something jump out: It's almost impossible not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-myrick/anyone-can-do-shock-value-develop-enough-tension-and-cue-the-music/) Daniel Myrick [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/daniel-myrick-76941_audience_anyone-can-do-shock-value-develop-enough_11477.jpg) > [I think that's what's happened with a lot of people in films these days: they're so enamored with the process, whether it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-myrick/i-think-that-s-what-s-happened-with-a-lot-of-people-in-films-these/) Daniel Myrick [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/daniel-myrick-76941_cinema_i-think-that-s-what-s-happened-with-a-lo_273285.jpg) > [Sci-fi has just become an effects-fest, and the story has taken a back seat to all that eye candy. To me, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-myrick/sci-fi-has-just-become-an-effects-fest-and-the-story-has-taken-a-back/) Daniel Myrick [Candy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/daniel-myrick-76941_candy_sci-fi-has-just-become-an-effects-fest-a_2635987.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-myrick/#itemlist", "name": "Daniel Myrick Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anyone can do shock value. Develop enough tension and cue the music right, then have something jump out: It's almost impossible not to jump in your seat. But that doesn't leave any effect on you when you leave the movie theater. To me, the best horror is psychological horror. The Exorcist, The Shining, The Omen, things that kind of stick with you long after you've seen them. 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