Collaborate, don't dictate. Every department head has something to offer. Listen and gratefully accept their offerings. They're moviemakers, too. George A. Romero More Quotes by George A. Romero More Quotes From George A. Romero I'm like my zombies. I won't stay dead! George A. Romero zombie I think zombies would fit in anywhere. You can tell any story, and put zombies in it. I don't know how I'd find the backing, but I think it'd be great to make a zombie gangster movie. George A. Romero zombie fit thinking If I fail, the film industry writes me off as another statistic. If I succeed, they pay me a million bucks to fly out to Hollywood and fart. George A. Romero bucks statistics writing I always thought of the zombies as being about revolution, one generation consuming the next. George A. Romero zombie next revolution I've always felt that the real horror is next door to us, that the scariest monsters are our neighbors. George A. Romero real monsters doors When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth. George A. Romero zombie scary earth A zombie film is not fun without a bunch of stupid people running around and observing how they fail to handle the situation. George A. Romero stupid running fun I also have always liked the monster within idea. I like the zombies being us. Zombies are the blue-collar monsters. George A. Romero halloween blue ideas As a filmmaker, I love the medium. I have a great affection for it and I've been lucky enough to do all different kinds of films. The greatest part of the success I've had comes from horror. I love the idea of mixing humor and horror and to me, it's all a giggle. George A. Romero mixing different ideas My zombies will never take over the world because I need the humans. The humans are the ones I dislike the most, and they're where the trouble really lies. George A. Romero zombie lying world Just because I'm showing somebody being disemboweled doesn't mean that I have to get heavy and put a message behind it. George A. Romero heavy messages mean I'll never get sick of zombies. I just get sick of producers. George A. Romero zombie sick producers My stuff is my stuff. I do it for my own reasons, using my own peculiar set of guidelines. I'm not a student of the genre. I don't care what anybody else does. George A. Romero care peculiar doe My opinion of a good zombie walk is to loll your head as if it's a little too heavy and the muscles have begun to atrophy. George A. Romero zombie opinion littles If one horror film hits, everyone says, 'Let's go make a horror film.' It's the genre that never dies. George A. Romero horror-genre dies film Nothings ever real until its real. George A. Romero real Movies are about escape. George A. Romero I don't think you need to spend $40 million to be creepy. The best horror films are the ones that are much less endowed. George A. Romero creepy needs thinking It is amazing to me how deeply into the popular culture the creature has become. There are zombie walks in every major city. I live in Toronto, and last year 3,000 people came out dressed as zombies.... I do not get it. Maybe it's an easy costume: Splash some ketchup on and rip up your jeans -- although most people already have torn jeans -- and you're done. George A. Romero jeans rip years Collaborate, don't dictate. George A. Romero