I keep a little notebook of things that I can do to the zombies that might be silly and fun. George A. Romero More Quotes by George A. Romero More Quotes From George A. Romero I grew up on DC Comics, moral tales where the bad guys got their comeuppance. To me the gory panels or grotesque stuff just made me chuckle. George A. Romero dc-comicsguystuff You can fall on your face easily if you go off in a certain direction. The Birds is a good example, some people are really phobic about birds flying over their heads, and some don't care. So, it's a personal thing. George A. Romero birdpeoplefall Ever since 'Lassie' and 'Old Yeller', I won't watch animal movies. Animals in movies always die. George A. Romero old-yelleranimalwatches I've gotten letters, but mostly from Bible-belt types who say, you must be Satan! They come right out and call me Satan and hope that I'm damned to hell. George A. Romero satanlettersbible There are so many factors when you think of your own films. You think of the people you worked on it with, and somehow forget the movie. You can't forgive the movie for a long time. It takes a few years to look at it with any objectivity and forgive its flaws. George A. Romero objectivityyearsthinking I can't really make fun of zombies. They're not liars. They're not cheats. George A. Romero zombieliarsfun Zombies are the blue-collar monsters George A. Romero zombiemonstersblue As great as Ed is, the wisdom out here is that he can't carry a movie. They'll pay him $3 million to be the second banana in Julia Roberts things. But they won't put up $3 million for an Ed Harris movie. George A. Romero bananaswisdompay The most realistic blood I've seen is when Marlon Brando gets beat up in On The Waterfront. George A. Romero the-waterfrontrealisticblood I have a very quiet life. There's nothing weird. George A. Romero weirdnothingquietlife As movie monsters go, zombies are the most human. They were human at one time. So we are confronted with ourselves in a way, which is much more frightening and disturbing. George A. Romero moregotimeway My stories are about humans and how they react, or fail to react, or react stupidly. I'm pointing the finger at us, not at the zombies. I try to respect and sympathize with the zombies as much as possible. George A. Romero reactpossibletryrespect Horror films are the anchovies of the cinema. Either you like them, or you don't. George A. Romero likeyouhorrorcinema I thought Godzilla was a mess, the monster had no character and the humans didn't either. They forgot to make the movie that went along with all these wonderful effects. George A. Romero thoughtmesswonderfulcharacter The grotesque has never really affected or frightened me. I guess it's real-life stuff that frightens me much more. George A. Romero guessmoreneverme Zombies cannot run. George A. Romero zombiescannotrun I sympathize with the zombies and am not even sure they are villains. To me they are this earth-changing thing. God or the devil changed the rules, and dead people are not staying dead. George A. Romero medevilgodpeople One thing about a film production is that it must run efficiently; there is no room for dead wood. So somebody that hangs around by the coffee wagon won't get hired again, but somebody who is dedicated and works hard and really puts out will get noticed by the people that matter around there and will get asked to come back again. George A. Romero deadcoffeematterpeople Basically, I'm an EC comic book guy, man. You can show me anything that's high-spirited horror, and I'll be there giggling. George A. Romero meyoumanbook Because of 'World War Z' and 'The Walking Dead,' I can't pitch a modest little zombie film which is meant to be sociopolitical. George A. Romero deadwalkingwarworld
