Comedy Quote by Leslie Grossman

In some ways, the audience becomes complacent when they go to a horror film. And so it's fun to take that attitude and then…

— Ari Aster

I think you can't be passive in making this film - or in watching it.

— Anonymous

Horror fans are very passionate people, and they are very much into the 'Saw' thing. So they watch sometimes as carefully as the writers…

— Tobin Bell

There are only a few genres, horror and comedy, where you can get that immediate feedback from the audience. It's very gratifying when that's…

— Adam Wingard

Horror movies often work better when we have a stake in the game. The more we care about the characters, the more human they…

— Stephen King

You're in a movie, so you have to think about how something plays. It's not like you're thinking about how an audience is going…

— Julianne Moore

Horror movies are all about getting your attention; you always have to be on guard. People love to be on the edge - there's…

— P. J. Soles

Horror movies can be very interesting because they can deal with intangible subjects that are full of emotion.

— Meg Tilly

Like comedy, horror has an ability to provoke thought and further the conversation on real social issues in a very powerful way.

— Jordan Peele

Horror movies feel like comedies when you're making them because everybody laughs so much.

— Mike Flanagan

People have expectations from you - and the whole fun of acting is taking expectations and completely upending them. That's how you get laughs…

— John Lithgow

In the vast majority of movies, everything is done for the audience. We are cued to laugh or cry, be frightened or relieved; Hitchcock…

— Roger Ebert