Jared Padalecki Quotes

I was that weird kid that checked out all of the non-fiction paranormal studies books from the library. I've always been fascinated by the supernatural, particularly movies and TV shows that manage to blend humor with the horror - 'Supernatural', 'Buffy', 'Angel.'

I think to describe 'The Gates' as a genre show is tricky because when you think of what's a vampire show or what's a supernatural kind of thing, I think other shows... maybe focus on that element probably slightly more than our show does.

I like something where I can really use my imagination and be an active participant in the construction of the monster and usually that's in the world of the supernatural or the world of the fantastic, so that's why those kinds of stories about demons and the supernatural appeal to me or maybe I'm really interested in that subject.

I don't really know what it is about vampires that makes them such a powerful symbol, metaphor, whatever in people's consciousness. But I do know they're tremendously powerful. I mean, there's a vampire on 'Sesame Street.' And Count Chocula. I don't know why it's so powerful.

Harry Potter represents a much larger wave of cultural revolution that we're all immersed in, and I believe it's a spiritual revolution as well - a negative spiritual revolution.

I love 'True Blood.' I love 'The Walking Dead.' Those are fantastic series.

I realised that today we are very much interested in reading about subjects that would have also interested people in the 1500s: ghosts, demons and things that go bump in the night.

But my problem with fantasy, and horror, and related genres, is that sometimes the problems are illogical.

The genre of fantasy is about magic and occult characters.

I have always been into the darker side of things and love the mystery and sexiness of vampires.

Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through.

I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination.

I have always been a pretty big fan of ghost stories.

All cultures have had a belief in ghosts and a fear of ghosts. People have always told stories, and everybody likes being frightened, especially when you feel safe. Personally, I find them scarier than vampires or zombies.

For my part, I have ever believed, and do so now, that there are witches.

I want to believe in ghosts. I love ghost stories.

I am a vampire/werewolf and sci-fi fanatic. God is so good! I get to play in a series that has all that!

I have always been a fan of genre stuff and fantasy and sci-fi.

Hollywood is the only place on earth that has more vampires, more undead, more resurrections than a month of Easter Sundays.

Woo woo, secret vampire stuff!

For me, my mythology growing up was 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' and 'Star Wars' and 'E.T.' and 'Ghostbusters.' That's what I grew up on, and there aren't many people who can write that kind of scale of story, stories that are that big.

For me, Halloween is year-round. But my Halloween is the real Halloween - dealing with the real dead.

It's too bad that the idea of witchcraft and sorcery is a taboo subject matter.

In a time when supernatural dramas are taking charge, Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji' is a slice-of-life story. I have grown up watching such shows and I am sure the audience will love it too.

The vampire is the new James Dean.