Honestly, when you're writing you try to stay on the story, on the character's mind, trying to throw stuff at them. There is danger, and the scares have to kick in the right places with the drama. And you try not to do too much to try to create those moments. Those moments create themselves.
Fede AlvarezThere's so much stuff going on behind the cameras. Sometimes people think these things are done certain ways and when you watch that you see how hard and down and dirty it was.
Fede AlvarezOnly really good comedies and really good horror movies get a verbal response out of the audience. People will scream. People will laugh.
Fede AlvarezI love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.
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