I think the Harry Potter movies are proof that audiences love that stuff. They love the idea of magical objects and they like learning the rules of those objects and what they do. Scott Derrickson More Quotes by Scott Derrickson More Quotes From Scott Derrickson I root for all movies, but I especially root for good comic book movies. It's the best, most interesting genre going right now. Scott Derrickson roots book interesting I do think there are always ways to create what seem like insurmountable powers, but then suddenly you find their limitations and that's the nature of comic book storytelling - always has been. Scott Derrickson book way thinking There's a whole, that is a whole subgenre within martial arts cinema. The supernatural martial arts movie. Particularly within Asian cinema. Scott Derrickson asian cinema art That's to me what always is compelling about villains. I am much more interested in how they think than in what they even do. Scott Derrickson compelling villain thinking I created my own concept art and went in and did a 90-minute presentation that cost me a lot of money.And, the great thing is though, when I got the job, they had to buy all of it from me, because one of the set pieces in the middle of the movie was the scene I wrote, and they needed to own everything because a lot of it ended up being the movie we made, so I got all my money back. I was committed. I was going to outspend every competing director. Scott Derrickson committed scene art Any conqueror in human history has always been ultimately someone who exists purely for the expansion of their own ego, through amounting more. Scott Derrickson conqueror expansion ego If we had one person who could perfectly read minds we could solve a lot of problems in the world in a very short period of time. Scott Derrickson problem mind world I don't want to be a mind rapist! Scott Derrickson mind want My superpower would be telepathy. And I would by necessity need to use it with discretion, not all the time. Scott Derrickson use would-be needs Martial arts is the kind of action that does tie in well to the supernatural. Scott Derrickson ties doe art We love bringing verisimilitude to audiences, hopefully having experiences you'll never have. Scott Derrickson hopefully audience At the end of the day, a "jump scare" scares the audience for the moment. Slow burn horror ideas scare people forever. Scott Derrickson forever people ideas What everyone is always afraid of is the unknown, or the unfamiliar. You got to have a look for a character that is mysterious and menacing, and doesn't quite look like what we've seen before. Scott Derrickson mysterious character looks If you look at life with any honesty and intelligence, it's clear that human nature is dark, vile, selfish, and despondent. But I also see a force in human nature, namely grace, that sometimes works against our natural moral entropy. Scott Derrickson you honesty nature life I became a Christian within a fundamentalist church. I saw 'A Thief in the Night' on a 16 mm. print when I was in the eighth grade, and I got the whole scare speech from our pastors. 'Do you want to be left here, left behind, for the Tribulation? If not, then come forward.' Scott Derrickson behind you church night What I desire most in my life is to become a better person. I genuinely want to be good. Scott Derrickson my-life better good life To me, the horror genre is the genre of non-denial. It's about admitting that there is evil in the world and recognizing that there is evil within us and that we're not in control and that the things that we are afraid of must be confronted in order for us to relinquish that fear. Scott Derrickson me evil fear world For me, there is a basic recognition of horror as the most open doorway where the intersection of philosophical and religious ideas can come tighter. Scott Derrickson me recognition horror ideas I would be concerned if one of my children were constantly watching nothing but horror films or indulging in gothic literature without the balance of other types of art and entertainment. I do think that's a danger. Scott Derrickson think balance children art The role that blood plays in Christian iconography is huge - the washing of the blood, the shedding of blood, the blood of the cross, the crucifixion, the violence of that imagery. These are horrific, and yet they are at the center of the Christian faith. There is a place where beauty and terror merge, and it's at the cross. Scott Derrickson place violence faith beauty
