I Enjoyed 'the Avengers.' I

I Have Two Different Categories Of Favorite Films. One Is The Emotional Favorites, Which Means These Are Generally Films That I Saw When I Was A Kid; Anything You See In Your Formative Years Is More Powerful, Because It Really Stays With You Forever. The Second Category Is Films That I Saw While I Was Learning The Craft Of Motion Pictures.

Movies Are Pieces Of Film Stuck Together In A Certain Rhythm, An Absolute Beat, Like A Musical Composition. The Rhythm You Create Affects The Audience.

The Strongest Human Emotion Is Fear. It's The Essence Of Any Good Thriller That, For A Little While, You Believe In The Boogeyman.

Horror Stories Have Always Worked On Film. It's Where They Work. That's Where Vampires And Ghosts And Ufos Are Real. They're Not Particularly Real In Life, But They're Real On The Screen. It's The Communal Aspect Of Movie-watching.

To Make Movies You Just Have To Want It Enough. You Have To Have The Passion For Telling Stories. You Have To Get By The Love-of-movies Aspect. You Can't Just Be A Movie Fan.