One reason I think I am able to work with such dark material is the fact I was never really discouraged from making this kind of work. Ari Aster More Quotes by Ari Aster More Quotes From Ari Aster The beauty of the horror genre is that you can smuggle in these harder stories, and the genre comes with certain demands, but mostly you need to find the catharsis in whatever story you're telling. What may be seen as a deterrent for audiences in one genre suddenly becomes a virtue in another genre. Ari Aster needstoryyoubeauty I found that the things I am afraid of most are things for which there are no obvious remedies. Like, what do you do with a fear of death? You either come to terms with it or you don't, but there's no solving it. Ari Aster i-amyoufeardeath 'Hereditary' is unabashedly a horror film. In a lot of ways, it's in dialogue with other horror films. But I do know that it was important for me that the film functioned first as a family drama. I know that I'm never affected by anything if I'm not invested in the people to whom the genre things are happening. Ari Aster mefamilyimportantpeople For me, writing is a part of directing. It's the first stage of directing. Ari Aster firstmestagewriting I really feel like the horror genre is capable of so much. Especially as an in-theater experience, something you watch with other people. It can do so much. Ari Aster feelyouexperiencepeople A betrayal in a family is much more devastating than a betrayal among friends, or even lovers. Ari Aster morefriendsbetrayalfamily The nice thing about a horror movie is that people go in looking to be unsettled. Ari Aster lookinggonicepeople Filmmaking is so much about catharsis anyway. It's therapeutic. Ari Aster anywayaboutcatharsisfilmmaking Sometimes you want pain to be acknowledged and not whitewashed - or erased by some exceptionalist point of view. Ari Aster viewyoupainsometimes I love Lars von Trier. 'Dogville' is my favourite movie of the last 20 years. 'Nymphomaniac' and 'Melancholia' aren't quite as exciting as 'The Kingdom', 'Breaking the Waves', or 'The Idiots', but I'll always love him for being him. Ari Aster wavesbeingalwayslove I'm very fortunate in that my parents are artists. My mom is a brilliant poet... She still is a great visual artist. My dad is a jazz drummer... I've been very fortunate in that I've had parents who supported and encouraged me and haven't really questioned what I'm doing or asked me to question it. Ari Aster parentsgreatmedad With 'Hereditary', I wanted to make a film about what bothers me about life. Ari Aster aboutmefilmlife I don't necessarily consider myself a horror filmmaker. Ari Aster considermyselffilmmakerhorror My first experience in a movie theater was Dick Tracy. There was a scene with a guy with a Tommy gun and a wall of fire behind him. I panicked, screamed, and jumped out of my seat. And I ran six New York city blocks, running into the street and almost got hit by a bunch of cars and had my mom chasing after a panic-stricken four-year-old. Ari Aster cityexperiencegunfire The idea of witches has always scared me because of the idea that there are Machiavellian forces out there that conspire to hurt others. There are people who do not have your best interest at heart and are actively willing to do harm to you and actively sending energy in that direction. Ari Aster bestmeyouheart The way I work is, I always compose a shot list before I talk to anybody, including my DP. So I'll spend a couple months basically creating the movie in my head, so I have a very solid film in my head, where I know every shot, and I know what the transitions between scenes are. Ari Aster knowalwaysworkway I'm very impressed by films like' Whiplash' or what Fincher does, where you get all these different... Where you get all this coverage that's perfectly linked up. I actually find coverage very confusing. But I love sequencing shots because I know exactly where I am. Ari Aster i-amknowyoulove I have more fun talking about other movies than talking about my own. Ari Aster moviesmy-ownfuntalking I enjoy turning things on the audience. I really like working in genre because people come into the films with certain expectations. They know the tropes so well that, when you turn on those, it can be shocking because there's a complacency that comes with watching those films. Ari Aster youenjoyexpectationspeople I love the horror genre. I consider myself a genre filmmaker. I love genre, but I think there's a certain amount of complacency that comes with watching a genre film; people know what the devices are. They know what the tropes are. They know the conventions. Ari Aster myselfthinklovepeople
