"What scares me is what scares you. We're……" — 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 have to do is ask yourself what frightens you and you'll know what frightens me."
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14 Quotes by John Carpenter
John Carpenter has 14 quotes on this site.
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I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that…
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It's a very good time for horror. This business certainly has changed, but there's still room for serious horror films.…
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I made a decision back in 1978 that, in a trade off for money when I directed Halloween, I would…
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To make Michael Myers frightening, I had him walk like a man, not a monster.
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One could make money and get a career going with a low-budget horror film about killers attacking on holidays. It…
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Evil hiding among us is an ancient theme.
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When somebody who makes movies for a living - either as an actor, writer, producer or director - lives to…
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First of all, I was a wrestling fan when I was young. Even when I figured out what wrestling was,…
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I love making movies.
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From early on, when synthesizers were first introduced into music, I liked the idea that you could get a big…
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I had a talent for scoring films. I just developed it.
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In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.
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