Jessica Lucas Quotes

I can't say I was like a die-hard zombie fan, but I've definitely seen a few different zombie movies and TV shows.

I like my zombies slow and I like my zombies stupid.

Traditionally in zombie movies, one of the main characters dies.

I'm a big zombie buff.

I'm obsessed with zombies. I like watching zombie movies and I read zombie books.

I also love the zombie genre, my zombie fandom going way back to 'Night of the Living Dead.' And 'The Walking Dead' is truly the ultimate representation of that sensibility in the comic book genre.

I can't really make fun of zombies. They're not liars. They're not cheats.

I will never make a film where zombies are threatening to take over the planet.

I love zombie films.

I would like to do a horror film with zombies!

My understanding of zombie movies is people rising from the dead, from their graves, stuff like that, and walking very slowly.

When I go home, the last thing I want to do is read about the popular lore of vampires.

I think there's a lot of elements that go into making a really awesome horror film and that's like putting together like a real good group of people that you love to watch them either live or die.

In entertainment, zombies are so played out. I have a gut sense that people are getting tired of apocalyptic scenarios.

Because we've never encountered a decomposing body, we can only assume they are out to get us. It is no wonder there is a cultural fascination with zombies.

I do like the zombie movies quite a bit. I know there are purist zombie guys that don't like the running zombies, but I dig the infected thing. I think that's a scarier incorporation of an element into the genre.

There is no story that can't be improved by adding zombies.

Zombies are a fairly new addition to the cannon of monsterdom. Really, the modern zombie goes back just to the 'Night of the Living Dead.' There's a ton of material out there, but it seems like there's not a lot of diversity out there.

I actually have a very real, irrational fear of zombies.

I love the 'Walking Dead,' but I don't wanna be an actual prominent character on the show. I just wanna be a zombie.

My favorite monster has always been the zombie. They are so much fun. They can be scary, pathetic, sad, funny, tragic, even heroic. They are the most elastic monster because, even with all of that, they don't interfere with telling stories about the humans. They serve as threats and metaphors, but they allow the story to be about people.

I like zombie movies. I like 'The Walking Dead;' I like the metaphor of it, simply because when we go with the zombie concept - if you're bitten by a zombie, you don't transform into something else like a vampire or a werewolf or whatever. You become something that's not you.

Zombies have always had a lot of built-in social commentary.

When you watch zombie movies, and people say, 'What's going on? What are we going to do?' it's like they live in a world where they've never seen zombie movies.

In terms of specific cinematic influences, certainly I'd recommend 'Juan de los Muertos,' and I also really love this French zombie movie - 'Les Revenants' - where the dead reanimate for no apparent reason.