Oren Peli

There is so much misinformation out there. If you give people even a little bit, it gets blown out of proportion then…

— Oren Peli

Usually I don't find gore or slasher films scary. What works for me is the slower build where you are tightening the…

— Oren Peli

I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind…

— Oren Peli

I think that horror, in general, is fairly popular. It's definitely popular in film. There's just not a lot of good horror…

— Oren Peli

I believe that whenever I want to learn something I can learn it much better and faster by myself if I'm motivated…

— Oren Peli

The most pressure I felt was for the first 'Paranormal Activity,' because when it was released, whether it was going to be…

— Oren Peli

Even when I was making the first 'Paranormal Activity,' I didn't tell anyone I was making it, not my friends or neighbors…

— Oren Peli

I've never owned an Apple product. I like the fact that PCs are open architecture and not locked down like Apple products.…

— Oren Peli

I feel like when you do things with such a small budget, it actually makes you be more creative... and allows you…

— Oren Peli

I'm just considering myself extremely lucky. All I wanted is to have 'Paranormal Activity' be released and become successful. And everything that's…

— Oren Peli

The thing that scares me is a place like the Amazon - which is the size of the continental U.S. and mostly…

— Oren Peli

In many cases your imagination is much more effective than what can be shown. It primes you to know something is about…

— Oren Peli

Even if you look at the 'Paranormal Activity' movies, at the end of the movie things get really crazy and nutty, but…

— Oren Peli

After I watched 'The Exorcist' I refused to watch any other movie that had anything to do with ghosts or demons. I…

— Oren Peli

I'm having fun with what I'm doing but I'd never categorically say no to something because it's not horror. I'm keeping an…

— Oren Peli

I've been having a lot of fun exploring different aspects of filmmaking, like writing and producing. There isn't a specific plan and…

— Oren Peli

I pay a lot of attention to box office because I understand it. TV ratings? I don't know how to interpret them,…

— Oren Peli

Gory stuff can be shocking but it doesn't really scare me. I'd say the kind of stuff that gets under my skin…

— Oren Peli

The less people know about 'Paranormal Activity,' the more they enjoy it.

— Oren Peli

I think the tricky balance, the most important thing more than the horror is to have a compelling story, compelling drama, a…

— Oren Peli

I think the traditional explanation is that demons just find someone, they pick on them and try to break down their spirit…

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'Paranormal Activity' was a unique project in that I made it basically on my own, with a little help, and I had…

— Oren Peli

I'm pretty content with what I have, but the one thing that I don't have is something like the iPod - but…

— Oren Peli

I don't know. I think that horror, in general, is fairly popular. It's definitely popular in film. There's just not a lot…

— Oren Peli

Our lives are pretty calm. Merging on the freeway in the closest you get to risking your life. So what's missing now…

— Oren Peli