Dario Argento Professions : Film director Born : September 7, 1940 Browse All Authors Top 55 quotes by Dario Argento Horror is like a serpent; always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can't be hidden away like the guilty secrets we try to keep in our subconscious. Dario Argento skins secret trying I like women, especially beautiful ones. If they have a good face and figure, I would much prefer to watch them being murdered than an ugly girl or man. I certainly don`t have to justify myself to anyone about this. I don`t care what anyone thinks or reads into it. I have often had journalists walk out of interviews when I say what I feel about this subject. Dario Argento girl beautiful men Films are dreams. Many, many critics say to me that my films are not good because they are too unbelievable, but this is my style. I tell stories like they are dreams. This is my imagination. For me, it would be impossible to do a film that is so precise, that resembles real life. Dario Argento real imagination dream Each film I make changes me in some way. When I start the picture I'm one person and by the time I finish I'm another. Dario Argento making-changes film way Without psychology, the horror film doesn't exist. Dario Argento psychology horror film The process of writing and directing drives you to such extremes that it's natural to feel an affinity with insanity. I approach that madness as something dangerous, and I'm afraid, but also I want to go to it, to see what's there, to embrace it. I don't know why, but I'm drawn. Dario Argento want writing insanity You must push everything to the absolute limit or else life will be boring. Dario Argento absolutes boring limits Horror by definition is the emotion of pure revulsion. Terror of the same standard, is that of fearful anticipation. Dario Argento anticipation definitions emotion The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It's a horrible experience. Dario Argento psychiatrist horrible film I like films to have something inside, I don't mean a message, I mean something from the soul. Dario Argento soul messages mean Paradise is too perfect for humanity. Dario Argento paradise humanity perfect This is my life - I want to tell stories. There is something huge inside me that pushes me to tell stories, and tell stories for an audience and everybody. Dario Argento audience stories want If you don't like my movies, don't watch them. Dario Argento gambling movie watches It's incredible that they censor films. It's sad. Dario Argento incredibles film In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul. Dario Argento pieces soul character Americans are very enthusiastic. We have a new generation of moviegoers who love great horror films. I am a very imaginative man, and for me, it's easy to speak with my dark side. I have very beautiful, interesting nightmares. Dario Argento dark beautiful men I'm very interested in portraying homosexual man and woman in my films because I'm interested in their lives and their problems. Dario Argento film problem men I like to watch many things, especially strange films and something recent, not just the story. Dario Argento strange stories watches If you make a film normally it's all right, the distributors are helpful and cooperative. But if you make a film that's a little stange, a little bizarre, then all the time it's a struggle with them. Dario Argento helpful struggle littles 'Macbeth' is one of the best operas ever, and doing it was a great experience. I added some things to the opera based from my experience on the movie - such as some of the special effects and bits of film - to make it new and interesting. It was a very good work and a very good experience. Dario Argento opera special interesting Similar Authors Alex Graves film-director Brad Furman film-director Bryan Singer film-director Bruno Dumont film-director Bruce McDonald film-director Bruce Brown film-director All Authors
