Elisha Cuthbert Quotes

Everybody's making horror films and, to me, not especially well.

I love horror movies, obviously; otherwise, I wouldn't make them.

I liked stuff like 'Halloween,' but I wasn't a horror fanatic until I was in my 30s and then made 'Paranormal Activity.' Now, having a company, I can't imagine doing anything else. But it took me a while to find my love for it.

I'd love to make a horror movie, that's definitely where I want to be one day.

A lot of modern horror can leave me cold, and I'm not good with blood and gore and all that stuff. It's not fun for me. There's nothing entertaining about watching a film like that.

Horror movies, man, the blood entails so much time. And horror movies are not fun; definitely not starting there as a director. Definitely not horror.

For young filmmakers, Saw is a perfect film. It doesn't cost the GNP of almost every country of the world.

I like the fact that major studios have been attempting horror films recently.

I think in the old days, films really went for the shock, with the blood and guts, but movies are getting better. The writing and directing have improved a lot, because the audience demands it.

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 Later, that's not a tongue-in-cheek picture.

I think horror films always have to be as simple as possible.

I'm always looking for films, but the horror scripts that I get tend to be very repetitive and often not that interesting.

I get offered a lot of the same type of thing... The teenage slasher movies.

I like all of John Carpenter's movies. 'The Thing' is my favorite.

A lot of my friends are people who do horror films: Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Stephen King.

I actually do like scary movies. I used to hate scary movies. You know, when I was young, I saw 'The Changeling,' with George C. Scott, which I think is the scariest movie ever made. After I saw that, I swore I would never see a horror film again. Then I started making them.

Horror movies make a lot of money in India.

I have to tell you this - as a teenager, I never used to see any horror films till I started acting in films.

Most horror films are made very cynically, and they're usually made by studios for an audience that they know is there, no matter what they put out. And there are always exceptions - every year, it seems we have a great one coming out.

As far as horror films are concerned, I guess Vikram Bhatt is a brand name.

If you have a year where a few good horror films come out, all of the sudden, horror is back and everyone's talking about how it's a vintage year for horror.

I want to direct a feature film. Horror is my main genre.

I think in the late '80s and early '90s horror was dead.

Horror films have been with us forever, so you can't say I originated that in any way, but it sort of brought back a classical way to make a horror film.

Horror has been very good to me in my career. Doing horror films is for the fans and helps keep that part of my career alive.