Brad Anderson

In terms of my career, it began in earnest when I was living in Boston. I started doing my own films, working initially as an editor and editing assistant - briefly - at WGBH, as an editor on other people's movies, trying to get some experience under my belt, but eventually just doing my own short films, doing them my way. ”

Things have a tendency in the film business to fall apart more often than they come together. ”

Part of my reason for 'Session 9' was to break out, to destroy the illusion of me as 'Mr. Romantic Comedy Guy.' ”

There's something bizarrely funny about a guy who doesn't realise he's, in essence, a dog chasing his own tail. ”

I don't see myself doing any comedies. I like comedies as much as anyone else; I just don't really have a desire to do them. ”

I've always liked dark, creepy movies, but for some reason, I started on the film scene with romantic comedies. ”

There's a difference between telling a story and not providing an explanation because you just don't do it well or pull it off. ”

True horror, I think, deals with dread and menace and gets under your skin. ”

As a filmmaker, you just make the movie you want to make, and you sort of put your faith in the distributor to make sure the right people see it. ”

What drew me into making movies is trying to make characters that step off the screen. ”