Salman Rushdie Quotes

Kids love to be scared - there's way to do it right, and ways to do it wrong.

My brother and I spent our childhood in movie theaters screaming. I decided early on that that was the epitome of entertainment. I'm always trying for that same level of adrenaline in my books.

Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.

Shock is still fun. I won't ever shut the door on it.

Fear is exciting for me.

There is a fascination with fear. It grabs our attention.

I like to scare myself and throw myself off the deep end.

I think one of the appeals of suspense is to safely explore our innermost fears.

I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.

I like being scared every now and then, I like the suspense and the thrills. Nothing like taking a girlfriend to a movie and holding her hand while she jumps.

The key to thrillers is vicarious pleasure.

Our lives are pretty calm. Merging on the freeway in the closest you get to risking your life. So what's missing now is that primal emotion of being scared to death, and I think that's why people crave thrills like roller coasters or scary movies. They give you the chance to feel this very primal emotion in a very controlled environment.

I love doing the stunts. It's as simple as that.

The first time I jumped from a plane, I screamed like a woman. I was two miles up and you could hear me clear as day. Now I love it.

It's not so much I like to go win, but it's a rush. A horrible gut wrenching thing, but it's exciting.

I don't watch horror movies because they scare me!

I know when things are going to get me a little nervous, because nervous to me feels good.

I like the edge of danger.

The danger sensation is exciting. The challenge is to find new dangers.

There is something so fun about scaring yourself.

I love to be scared in the safety of a movie theater. It is like a thrill ride; like a roller-coaster ride.

I've never understood the appeal of feeling really scared. I know that people do find it really thrilling. For me, artistically, it needs to be worth the effort of me feeling uncomfortable watching it.

I definitely love to be scared. It draws the primal side out of you.

When you combine boring with fear, you have fun.

It's like you get a high off the jumps, and you crave it, and you want to do it again and again and again.