Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quotes

If I had to pick one scary movie, I'd go with John Carpenter's 'The Thing.' That's probably number one.

What I like about the Carpenter take on The Thing is the fact that it just has so much suspense. It seemed like a different story, with the horror elements. Those films that really speak to the primal fear that we, as human beings, have about the unknown have always intrigued me. That's the really scary thing, not the slasher, macabre movies.

I think 'The Thing' is so good because it's not just a scary movie. It's also social commentary, which works on multiple levels, which is something I really respond to.

I really love 'The Thing.'

The first horror film I remember seeing in the theatre was Halloween and from the first scene when the kid puts on the mask and it is his POV, I was hooked.

Great horror movies are earned. 'Halloween' is an earned picture. Every moment of grotesque violence is earned by the suspense they're able to maintain getting there.

Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.

I would love to make a horror picture!

My dad was on 'Zombieland,' and I love that movie. So yeah, I think I like the horror genre!

I enjoy getting riled up, and nothing's gonna do that for you like a good scary movie.

'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' is just one of those movies that's like a page of history. You can't really go wrong. It's a prequel. It's not like number three. Which is really cool, to be the before as opposed to the after.

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

'The Thing from Another World' was the first movie that really scared me.

You know, the best thing you can say about a horror film is, 'Don't see it.'

I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don't see it as an independent genre that has nothing to do with the rest of cinema.

Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original.

I'm a big horror fan, but I don't enjoy a lot of gore and watching somebody cut their leg off for five hours. I like the older movies where it draws you into the suspense, that sort of shock and awe.

'It Follows' is one of the best movies I've ever seen.

'House of Wax' is a remake, but 'House of Wax' is very different. It's like a background concept, but it's a completely different story.

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 didn't even know what a horror film was. I kind of made it up as I went along.

I've always said if I had to pinpoint what's more important in a scary movie, the soundscape or the visuals, I'd pick the sound.

I just wanted to be a part of something that's a horror movie that scares you.

'The Conjuring' is incredibly effective and scary without the use of blood, gore, and death. It's a horror film that emphasizes atmosphere and suspense in the tradition of classics like 'Psycho' or 'The Others.'

All of the John Carpenter movies scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.