Darkness Quote by Jaume Collet-Serra

“When you make a thriller/horror, darkness is [your] friend, because it lets the imagination go wild and what not. So you always end up going into darkness.” quote by Jaume Collet-Serra — Download Open image

“When you make a thriller/horror, darkness is [your] friend, because it lets the imagination go wild and what not. So you always end up going into darkness.”

Jaume Collet-Serra

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