Victor Salva

Professions :

Born :

March 29, 1958

I have a controversial opinion about evil, because I don't believe evil exists. I believe that actions are dark and destructive but I don't believe evil is a thing. I believe it's a by-product of man's fear and desperation.

dark men believe

I think that's still the most primal fear of all humans: to be ea... by Victor Salva

I think that's still the most primal fear of all humans: to be eaten.

primal-fear humans thinking

I've never made any effort to hide what happened. I served my tim... by Victor Salva

I've never made any effort to hide what happened. I served my time, I've tried to learn and move on.

effort made moving

I don't have any illusion that The Creeper is as popular or will ever be as popular as any of the classic movie monsters, but I think in the heart of every young horror fan is his desire to create his own creature.

desire heart thinking

When I was about 13 or 14, I had an English teacher who made a deal with me that I could get out of doing all of the year's regular work if I would write a short story a week and on Friday read it to the class.

friday writing teacher

I think I'm very interested in people, in the way our minds work and how we navigate through the experience that is life. Very interested in people's struggles and their choices and their regrets and joys. I'm very interested in the human animal.

regret struggle animal

Jaws' was the definitive filmmaking turning point for me. It came out in the summer of '75 and I saw it an obsessive 55 times. They even ran a very embarrassing article about me in the local paper, about the weird kid who's seen 'Jaws' 55 times.

movie summer kids

SPIRITUAL WARRIORS is a terrific voyage. A memorable journey through the light and dark of our lives and ultimately to hope. I loved it.

warrior spiritual memorable

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