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People who are kind of at the cutting edge of life and survival, and being near the nitty-gritty, like my films, and I like that.
Wes Craven
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Wes Craven
Age: 76 †
Born: 1939
Born: August 2
Died: 2015
Died: August 30
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Wesley Earl Craven
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All of us have our individual curses, something that we are uncomfortable with and something that we have to deal with, like me making horror films, perhaps.
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The first monster that an audience has to be scared of is the filmmaker. They have to feel in the presence of someone not confined by the normal rules of propriety and decency.
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I make something I can look at and say, That's a good piece of work, and there's some terrific directing and acting in it, and you should be proud of it.
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I like to address the fears of my culture. I believe it`s good to face the enemy, for the enemy is fear.
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It's quite rare that you make something and think that you did something that no-one else had done.
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The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself.
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As long as you keep the audience on the edge of their seats, either scare them or keep them guessing, you can put anything in there that you want.
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