David Slade

I don't like doing the same thing over and over again, because I learn from being challenged. ”

Make the film that you love. When you find a film that you love, every molecule of your being will be moving in the direction of making the best film you can possibly make. This should be your default mode of operation. ”

I think that the most important thing we have is our ability communicate and love other humans. ”

Films are pushing envelopes in terms of what is horrific, but also on other areas: in video games, in comic books and outside life. ”

Married life suits me. ”

Film becomes a living organism. After awhile, it begins to tell you what it needs, and you're usually best listening. ”

I believe that filmmaking is a brilliant thing to do - be doing - for a living. ”

Being able to communicate what your vision is clearly and with specificity is the most important thing a director can do. ”

Certainly there is a lot of collaboration, but there is also a lot of clarity that has to be had in the vision that you have for the film when you come in as the director. Without that, there's no bullseye to be aiming for. ”

When you are doing music videos through the '90s, which I did, and the 2000s, you were put in the position, really, as an independent filmmaker. You were being financed by a major record company or a minor record company or whatever. ”