The figure of the witch was interesting to me, because of the primal, archetypical witch nightmares I had, even as an adult.… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
I was interested in dark subject matter for sure, including folklore, fairy tales, mythology, archetypal stories of people going into the bowels… — Robert Eggers Dark Copy Share Image
Being a wannabe auteur and my favorite filmmakers being part of the dead canon of European, Japanese art-house masters, I want to… — Robert Eggers Being Copy Share Image
If you could custom build new cinemas for every release of every movie, I think filmmakers would work in a lot of… — Robert Eggers Cinema Copy Share Image
My brother and I grew up in a setting in the woods very much like 'The Witch' in southern New Hampshire, and… — Robert Eggers Brother Copy Share Image
Every actor demands different things. Every human being you come in contact with in your life, you have to deal with in… — Robert Eggers Actor Copy Share Image
People return to the same things. Charles Dickens wrote the same story a million times - and 'A Christmas Carol.' — Robert Eggers Christmas Copy Share Image
I certainly grew up in coastal New Hampshire, but I prefer to play in the woods than go to Hampton Beach or… — Robert Eggers Beach Copy Share Image
Basically, I was always disappointed that the witches weren't real when we learned about the Salem witch trials. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
I think the thing that is most influential about 'Haxan' is the casting of the witches as just old women and the… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
I remember seeing re-releases of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and 'Bambi' in the theater very young. They had huge impacts… — Robert Eggers Dark Copy Share Image
My office is just overflowing with books about witches and books about 17th-century animal husbandry and agricultural farm tools from the period. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
As a second-time director you don't want to be working with someone who's a star that wants you to get down and… — Robert Eggers Cinema Copy Share Image
I had these fashion history books that I really enjoyed looking at. I liked costumes and used to wear them to school… — Robert Eggers Books Copy Share Image
Murnau is neck to neck with Bergman as my favorite director. He's responsible for some of the best images in cinema of… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
Since the release of 'The Witch,' I'm actually much more warm towards bad horror movies than I was making 'The Witch.' — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
If you're a part of this urban intelligentsia, you're not around animals all the time the way people were in the past.… — Robert Eggers Animal Copy Share Image
I definitely hope to create, to tell some stories on larger canvases, which does mean making something that is narratively more broad.… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
You can't train a goat. You can't. You can't. So I don't recommend making a movie with a goat in a major… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
I don't get a lot of writer's block, because it's all based on research. I just start looking through my notes, and… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
