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Drew Goddard Quotes

It was a lot of ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ all through my teens Picture Quote #1

I try not to get too cute for cute’s sake Picture Quote #1

If you worry too much about anything, you end up making bad movies Picture Quote #1

If you can relate to what the character’s going through, the story can be as ridiculous as possible, and people will relate to it. You can be fearless in your storytelling if you’re vigilant about protecting your characters Picture Quote #1

Every project is different. Adapting ‘Robopocalypse’ would be totally different than adapting, say, ‘Hunger Games.’ Each project has its own life and its own identity. You get into trouble when you think there’s one single way to approach everything. Each project, there’s a different way to attack it Picture Quote #1

The truth is, writing and directing are two very different jobs. They’re not even remotely the same job. It took me a while, as a director, to understand that Picture Quote #1

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I just don’t want to make the same old movies. I’m not interested in it. Directing’s hard. It takes up a lot of your life, and I’m not that interested in making the same old film Picture Quote #1

I feel the way I always do about sequels. If there’s an idea that excites me enough, and it feels like a way to do something new and fresh, then great. But I don’t ever want to do a sequel just for the sake of doing a sequel Picture Quote #1

I can always tell when a filmmaker doesn’t care about his or her characters; they just care about setting them up to kill them off Picture Quote #1

I tend to fall more into the fun horror genre than the traumatic horror genre. I love the films where you’re laughing as much as screaming, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like the other ones Picture Quote #1

My favorite movies are the ones that are different the second time, or where you’re constantly discovering new things. It’s not just genre movies, either, and it’s not just about twists. I saw ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ four times in the theater before I realized it’s a love story. I love that Picture Quote #1

The movies I respond to are by guys like the Coen brothers and Edgar Wright, where it’s hard to fit them into any one box Picture Quote #1

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We’ve always been a band who’s taken forever to do things. After writing ‘Persona’ I think we wrote about four songs in three years! Picture Quote #1

The most fun characters to work with are characters that are complicated Picture Quote #1

The horror genre gets you in touch with our primal instincts as a people more than any other genre I can think of. It gives you this chance to sort of reflect on who we are and look at the sort of uglier side that we don’t always look at, and have fun with that very thing Picture Quote #1

There’s just something wonderful about getting a small group of people together in an isolated location, and there’s something about cabins themselves that imply both horror and fun. When you go to a cabin, you’re usually going to have a good time Picture Quote #1

Certainly, 3rd acts of any movie are hard. It’s always hard to have something that will give you the promises from the beginning of the movie. That’s true for all movies Picture Quote #1

With horror movies, a bigger budget is actually your enemy. You want to feel the rough edges, the handmade quality to good horror films. It’s a genre that benefits from not having everything at your disposal Picture Quote #1

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I love TV. I’ve been lucky that I get to do both, and both have things I love about them, features and TV. I hope I get to do both for the rest of my career Picture Quote #1

I think the thing I took most from game playing was just getting in the characters head. I took it really seriously. There’s something about creating your character Picture Quote #1

Like everyone else, I love ‘Born Again:’ that was a seminal work for me. Everything Frank Miller did on ‘Daredevil’ is like the Bible Picture Quote #1

There will be a Skype movie soon... someone will crack the code, and it will be great. Then, there’ll be 30 Skype movies, and we’ll be like, ‘Oh, that’s boring.’ Picture Quote #1

Some of our best episodes of ‘Buffy’ were written over a weekend. You can really get in touch with your creative spirit when you’re at your most desperate Picture Quote #1

That’s the thing about Lionsgate. They are fearless. No other studio would have made ‘Hunger Games’ the way they did. They’re being fearless in the way they make decisions, and it’s paying off for them Picture Quote #1

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In a weird way, it’s much easier, when I don’t have to worry about being a writer, to just worry about the director job, which is really fun Picture Quote #1

It’s not like vampires are inherently bad. It’s just people need to make better vampire movies Picture Quote #1

I think that there’s good movies and there’s bad movies, and sometimes the bad movies spoil it for the rest of us, and we focus on them, but in the long run, all that matters are the good movies. Those are the ones that we will remember Picture Quote #1

I don’t like nihilistic characters. As bad guys they’re great, but as heroes they don’t work Picture Quote #1

I grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico, which is my hometown. In Los Alamos is, for people who don’t know, a nuclear lab that built the atomic bomb. The only reason the town exists is to make nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction, and that’s still happening there Picture Quote #1

As a filmmaker, I wish we didn’t have to do trailers at all, quite honestly. I wish we didn’t have to do posters. I wish didn’t have to give anything away. I wish people could just come in the movie blind. But as an audience member, I respect that you have to tell an audience that this is worth your time Picture Quote #1

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It was a lot of ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ all through my teens (Drew Goddard Quotes) I try not to get too cute for cute’s sake (Drew Goddard Quotes) If you worry too much about anything, you end up making bad movies (Drew Goddard Quotes) If you can relate to what the character’s going through, the story can be as ridiculous as possible, and people will relate to it. You can be fearless in your storytelling if you’re vigilant about protecting your characters. (Drew Goddard Quotes) Every project is different. Adapting ‘Robopocalypse’ would be totally different than adapting, say, ‘Hunger Games.’ Each project has its own life and its own identity. You get into trouble when you think there’s one single way to approach everything. Each project, there’s a different way to attack it. (Drew Goddard Quotes) The truth is, writing and directing are two very different jobs. They’re not even remotely the same job. It took me a while, as a director, to understand that. (Drew Goddard Quotes) I just don’t want to make the same old movies. I’m not interested in it. Directing’s hard. It takes up a lot of your life, and I’m not that interested in making the same old film. (Drew Goddard Quotes) I feel the way I always do about sequels. If there’s an idea that excites me enough, and it feels like a way to do something new and fresh, then great. But I don’t ever want to do a sequel just for the sake of doing a sequel. (Drew Goddard Quotes) I can always tell when a filmmaker doesn’t care about his or her characters; they just care about setting them up to kill them off. (Drew Goddard Quotes) I tend to fall more into the fun horror genre than the traumatic horror genre. I love the films where you’re laughing as much as screaming, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like the other ones. (Drew Goddard Quotes) My favorite movies are the ones that are different the second time, or where you’re constantly discovering new things. It’s not just genre movies, either, and it’s not just about twists. I saw ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ four times in the theater before I realized it’s a love story. I love that. (Drew Goddard Quotes) The movies I respond to are by guys like the Coen brothers and Edgar Wright, where it’s hard to fit them into any one box. (Drew Goddard Quotes) We’ve always been a band who’s taken forever to do things. After writing ‘Persona’ I think we wrote about four songs in three years! (Drew Goddard Quotes) The most fun characters to work with are characters that are complicated (Drew Goddard Quotes) The horror genre gets you in touch with our primal instincts as a people more than any other genre I can think of. It gives you this chance to sort of reflect on who we are and look at the sort of uglier side that we don’t always look at, and have fun with that very thing. (Drew Goddard Quotes) There’s just something wonderful about getting a small group of people together in an isolated location, and there’s something about cabins themselves that imply both horror and fun. When you go to a cabin, you’re usually going to have a good time. (Drew Goddard Quotes) Certainly, 3rd acts of any movie are hard. It’s always hard to have something that will give you the promises from the beginning of the movie. That’s true for all movies. (Drew Goddard Quotes) With horror movies, a bigger budget is actually your enemy. You want to feel the rough edges, the handmade quality to good horror films. It’s a genre that benefits from not having everything at your disposal. (Drew Goddard Quotes) I love TV. I’ve been lucky that I get to do both, and both have things I love about them, features and TV. I hope I get to do both for the rest of my career. (Drew Goddard Quotes) I think the thing I took most from game playing was just getting in the characters head. I took it really seriously. There’s something about creating your character. (Drew Goddard Quotes) Like everyone else, I love ‘Born Again:’ that was a seminal work for me. Everything Frank Miller did on ‘Daredevil’ is like the Bible. (Drew Goddard Quotes) There will be a Skype movie soon... someone will crack the code, and it will be great. Then, there’ll be 30 Skype movies, and we’ll be like, ‘Oh, that’s boring.’ (Drew Goddard Quotes) Some of our best episodes of ‘Buffy’ were written over a weekend. You can really get in touch with your creative spirit when you’re at your most desperate. (Drew Goddard Quotes) That’s the thing about Lionsgate. They are fearless. No other studio would have made ‘Hunger Games’ the way they did. They’re being fearless in the way they make decisions, and it’s paying off for them. (Drew Goddard Quotes) In a weird way, it’s much easier, when I don’t have to worry about being a writer, to just worry about the director job, which is really fun. (Drew Goddard Quotes) It’s not like vampires are inherently bad. It’s just people need to make better vampire movies. (Drew Goddard Quotes) I think that there’s good movies and there’s bad movies, and sometimes the bad movies spoil it for the rest of us, and we focus on them, but in the long run, all that matters are the good movies. Those are the ones that we will remember. (Drew Goddard Quotes) I don’t like nihilistic characters. As bad guys they’re great, but as heroes they don’t work. (Drew Goddard Quotes) I grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico, which is my hometown. In Los Alamos is, for people who don’t know, a nuclear lab that built the atomic bomb. The only reason the town exists is to make nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction, and that’s still happening there. (Drew Goddard Quotes) As a filmmaker, I wish we didn’t have to do trailers at all, quite honestly. I wish we didn’t have to do posters. I wish didn’t have to give anything away. I wish people could just come in the movie blind. But as an audience member, I respect that you have to tell an audience that this is worth your time. (Drew Goddard Quotes)

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