Back then, in 1968, everything was suspect – family, government, and obviously the family unit in ‘Night of the Living Dead’ completely collapses. That’s what we were focused on.
I’d love to make a film like ‘Pan’s Labyrinth.’
Film is a very expensive medium.
Zombies are my ticket to ride! It’s how I get a deal! I don’t care what they are. I don’t care where they came from.
I’ve never had a zombie eat a brain! I don’t know where that comes from. Who says zombies eat brains?
When you’re working with a low budget, the most expensive time is the time spent on the set. The words of the day are, ‘Get off the set as quickly as possible,’ and so CG enables you to do that.
On the other side of that coin, and far outweighing it, is the fact that I’ve been able to use genre of Fantasy/Horror and express my opinion, talk a little about society, do a little bit of satire and that’s been great, man. A lot of people don’t have that platform.
I also have always liked the monster within idea. I like the zombies being us. Zombies are the blue-collar monsters.
I love a couple of Fulci things. I just had a gas watching them. It’s not what I would do, but I loved watching them. They were fun.
Collaborate, don’t dictate.
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.
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