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John Carpenter Quotes

«Evil hiding among us is an ancient theme.»
«To make Michael Myers frightening, I had him walk like a man, not a monster.»
«In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.»
«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.»
«I think Tarantino has changed things.»
«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.»
«What scares me is what scares you. We're all afraid of the same things. That's why horror is such a powerful genre. All you have to do is ask yourself what frightens you and you'll know what frightens me.»
«I made a decision back in 1978 that, in a trade off for money when I directed Halloween, I would have my name above the title in order to basically brand these movies my own.»
«In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer, is definitely repressed. They have certain similarities.»
«I have news for him. They turned me into a movie director.»

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