--- title: "Best Fede Alvarez Quotes" description: "Federico Javier Álvarez Mattos is an Uruguayan filmmaker based in the United States. He is best known for directing the horror films Evil Dead (2013), D..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/fede-alvarez-12117_entertaining_as-a-storyteller-when-you-re-writing-a-m_1956010.jpg" --- # Fede Alvarez (1978) Screenwriter **56** quotes in **418** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Fede Alvarez is a screenwriter. ## Quick Facts About Fede Alvarez Born February 9, 1978 Profession Screenwriter ## About Fede Alvarez Federico Javier Álvarez Mattos is an Uruguayan filmmaker based in the United States. He is best known for directing the horror films Evil Dead (2013), Don't Breathe (2016), and Alien: Romulus (2024). ## Quotes by Fede Alvarez · Page 2 > [As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/as-a-storyteller-when-you-re-writing-a-movie-and-when-you-re/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Directing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/directing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/fede-alvarez-12117_entertaining_as-a-storyteller-when-you-re-writing-a-m_1956010.jpg) > [Definitely my favorite cut is the one that got put out. That's my favorite version of the film, the one that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/definitely-my-favorite-cut-is-the-one-that-got-put-out-that-s-my/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Cutting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cutting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/fede-alvarez-12117_cutting_definitely-my-favorite-cut-is-the-one-th_2655237.jpg) > [Honestly, when you're writing you try to stay on the story, on the character's mind, trying to throw stuff at them. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/honestly-when-you-re-writing-you-try-to-stay-on-the-story-on-the/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/fede-alvarez-12117_character_honestly-when-you-re-writing-you-try-to_1309989.jpg) > [That's kind of my ideal sequel - a movie that continues the story, takes one character and moves on, and moves forward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/that-s-kind-of-my-ideal-sequel-a-movie-that-continues-the-story-takes/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/633/fede-alvarez-12117_character_that-s-kind-of-my-ideal-sequel-a-movie-t_1803725.jpg) > [I really don't like to go for the stereotypes. I try to give you characters that you don't know until you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-really-don-t-like-to-go-for-the-stereotypes-i-try-to-give-you/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/fede-alvarez-12117_character_i-really-don-t-like-to-go-for-the-stereo_461738.jpg) > [You don't see a wonderful shot in a comedy. Why? Because they don't want to distract you from what matters, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/you-don-t-see-a-wonderful-shot-in-a-comedy-why-because-they-don-t/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Backgrounds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backgrounds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/fede-alvarez-12117_backgrounds_you-don-t-see-a-wonderful-shot-in-a-come_2238521.jpg) > [As a director, there is nothing more fun than seeing an audience screaming and jumping. You are the ultimate puppet master, controlling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/as-a-director-there-is-nothing-more-fun-than-seeing-an-audience/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/fede-alvarez-12117_audience_as-a-director-there-is-nothing-more-fun_314098.jpg) > [If you think about it, you can have the best CGI, but you can always tell that it is CGI. Your brain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/if-you-think-about-it-you-can-have-the-best-cgi-but-you-can-always/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3c/fede-alvarez-12117_about_if-you-think-about-it-you-can-have-the-b_98192.jpg) > [I think violence in movies, for it to work, you have to use it smartly. People get numb very fast. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-think-violence-in-movies-for-it-to-work-you-have-to-use-it-smartly/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Feels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feels/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a6/fede-alvarez-12117_feels_i-think-violence-in-movies-for-it-to-wor_24249.jpg) > [In my everyday life, I can be as square as I want. But when it comes to movies and telling stories, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/in-my-everyday-life-i-can-be-as-square-as-i-want-but-when-it-comes-to/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Day life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day-life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b55/fede-alvarez-12117_day-life_in-my-everyday-life-i-can-be-as-square-a_2917164.jpg) > [In 'Clockwork Orange,' you're there with your eyes, watching all those things, your brain goes off, ahh, exposes you to so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/in-clockwork-orange-you-re-there-with-your-eyes-watching-all-those/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cb/fede-alvarez-12117_adventure_in-clockwork-orange-you-re-there-with-yo_3228348.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/a-good-story-will-keep-you-wondering-about-what-s-happening-what-s/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/fede-alvarez-12117_about_a-good-story-will-keep-you-wondering-abo_27829.jpg) > [I don't want to spoon-feed the audience, like, "This is the funny guy, this is one you hate, this is the one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-don-t-want-to-spoon-feed-the-audience-like-this-is-the-funny-guy/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/682/fede-alvarez-12117_audience_i-don-t-want-to-spoon-feed-the-audience_2227838.jpg) > [There's so much stuff going on behind the cameras. Sometimes people think these things are done certain ways and when you watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/there-s-so-much-stuff-going-on-behind-the-cameras-sometimes-people/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Behinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behinds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/fede-alvarez-12117_behinds_there-s-so-much-stuff-going-on-behind-th_3066102.jpg) > [If you think about it, a lot of great horror films have bad sequels just because the market demands you to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/if-you-think-about-it-a-lot-of-great-horror-films-have-bad-sequels/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/fede-alvarez-12117_about_if-you-think-about-it-a-lot-of-great-hor_175273.jpg) > [Maybe because I'm a child of the 80's, but for me a sequel is a story that follows the previous one, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/maybe-because-i-m-a-child-of-the-80-s-but-for-me-a-sequel-is-a-story/) [Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/fede-alvarez-12117_children_maybe-because-i-m-a-child-of-the-80-s-bu_2814163.jpg) ## Fede Alvarez by topic [Film (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/fede-alvarez/) [Horror (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/horror/fede-alvarez/) [Cinema (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/fede-alvarez/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/#itemlist", "name": "Fede Alvarez Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. 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