Danger Quote by John Carpenter

The strongest human emotion is fear. It's the essence of any good thriller that, for a little while, you believe in the boogeyman.

— John Carpenter

From early on, when synthesizers were first introduced into music, I liked the idea that you could get a big sound with them, electronic,…

— John Carpenter

It's a very good time for horror. This business certainly has changed, but there's still room for serious horror films. Look at 28 Days…

— John Carpenter

Horror is always the same. It changes with the culture and changes with technology. The stories are always the same. There are just two…

— John Carpenter

A lot of it [success] is luck. That's a huge part of it that no one wants to talk about. You just got to…

— John Carpenter

I don't watch my films. I've seen 'em enough after cutting them and putting the music on. I don't ever want to see them…

— John Carpenter

I just aim for basketball season to start. I don't really care about anything else in life.

— John Carpenter

One of my heroes is a composer named James Bernard, and oh my God... I can still listen to his music today and be…

— John Carpenter

What scares me is what scares you. We're all afraid of the same things. That's why horror is such a powerful genre. All you…

— John Carpenter

In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer,…

— John Carpenter

I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note.

— John Carpenter

We all question our sanity. Everyone has had an experience of loss of control of something.

— John Carpenter