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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.
John Carpenter
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Born: January 16
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One could make money and get a career going with a low-budget horror film about killers attacking on holidays. It is always flattering to have somebody copy you.
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I just aim for basketball season to start. I don't really care about anything else in life.
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I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note.
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I don't watch my films. I've seen 'em enough after cutting them and putting the music on. I don't ever want to see them again.
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First of all, I was a wrestling fan when I was young. Even when I figured out what wrestling was, I was still a fan.
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Child pornography is taboo. There are really no such things as snuff films. That's a legend. But movies are like pieces of dreams, and we don't need to go into those dreams. Those dreams are beyond. Child pornography - it's horrible. Human suffering is a horrible thing in real life.
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Horror has been a genre since the beginning of cinema, all the way back to the days of silent films. I don't think it will ever go away because it's so universal. Humor doesn't always travel to other countries, but horror does.
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