I think violence in movies, for it to work, you have to use it smartly. People get numb very fast. If you have too much violence in the beginning, it gets to a point where you don't feel it.
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 really don't like to go for the stereotypes. I try to give you characters that you don't know until you get to know them, and [decide] how you should feel about them.
Fede AlvarezIt's a convention, but in horror movies the female characters usually tend to believe easier in a supernatural event.
Fede AlvarezYou can make a film with a phone and a computer if you want, if you have the time. So it's a world that is saturated with films and all kind of stuff, so it's such a blessing to be able to make a film and people care, and even if they say that it's a bad idea, at least they care and they're talking about it.
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