Fran Kranz Quotes

In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film.

Some horror movies are just for shock value, so it doesn't really feel scary.

I will say that when it comes to the horror genre, for me, the scariest thing is when something is actually in the frame.

I'm not a fan of horror movies at all, I'm a real wuss when it comes to the genre and I think 'The Woman' would totally scare me if I hadn't been working on it.

A lot of modern horror can leave me cold, and I'm not good with blood and gore and all that stuff. It's not fun for me. There's nothing entertaining about watching a film like that.

I've never been a big horror genre fan, but I did go see 'Nightmare on Elm Street' in the theaters and I dug it. I thought it was cool.

I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.

In 'Crush,' it still has a lot of elements of other genres, and then the horror is layered on top of it, especially towards the end.

I actually do like scary movies. I used to hate scary movies. You know, when I was young, I saw 'The Changeling,' with George C. Scott, which I think is the scariest movie ever made. After I saw that, I swore I would never see a horror film again. Then I started making them.

There are a lot of horror films out there that are nasty, but what's nasty isn't necessarily scary.

The Lighthouse' isn't scary. A few people have said it is, but I don't think it is.

My favorite scary movie was always 'Halloween.' I love that there's hidden emotion underneath Michael Myers' psychotic behavior. Plus, he has the best mask, hands-down.

I can not watch either of the 'Paranormal' films alone.

I'm a fan of some horror. Some of the really corny b-horror movies I don't love so much, but 'Rosemary's Baby' is one of my favorite movies.

As a kid, I liked the 'Halloween' movies and 'Nightmare On Elm Street' and all that kind of stuff. But as an adult, I really don't watch much horror, to be honest.

I don't like the slasher stuff, myself, but I do like the psychological horror of Roman Polanski and that world. But, it's curious to me why people do like to be afraid.

Growing up, I was a huge fan of horror movies. There's nothing more fun than going into a movie with a smile because you know you're going to be scared to death. There's something thrilling about sitting there waiting for a scare to happen.

I'm not a great one for classic horror or cheap thrills.

I think that The Eye is a particularly Americanized take on horror.

I feel that in horror movies, especially, if you don't care about the characters, you've lost the audience. No one cares, and it becomes a process of watching people get killed.

Scream was great for what it was. For a horror film, it was intelligent, it was funny, it took a laugh at itself.

I don't watch scary movies. Sometimes, even having to read the script and do an episode of 'Grimm,' I get a little tense because I know someone's going to jump out of somewhere.

I am so scared of the 'Paranormal Activity' movies. I didn't think I was going to be able to sleep.

I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy.

When I go see an R-rated horror movie, I want lots of violence.