Frankly, I love 'Scream': I think it's one of the great scary/funny movies.
Wes Craven was the guy who gave me my start, from my perspective, for almost no reason in particular.
I think if anybody had a roll of dice with a lot of money at stake, they would not want Wes Craven and a romantic comedy.
Wes Craven is obviously a horror film icon so I was definitely very interested in bringing something back to life that Wes had created.
I really liked 'Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Halloween,' and 'Scream.'
Wes Craven's 'Shocker' is one of my favorite soundtracks. I don't know where that movie stands in the critical eye of cinema, but it was a really fun movie because of all the bands that were part of it.
It's great to be thought of as the master of anything. Even idiocy. Master of idiocy, Wes Craven. But if it's master of horror or fear or whatever, that's great.
I never played Freddy as real. In the true bible of Wes Craven's outline for the films, Freddy only manifests himself in dreams. And a lot goes into a dream, not the least of which is imagination. So Freddy is secondhand information. Freddy is an urban legend that's been handed down to these teenagers over the years.
Wes Craven is a wonderful friend, and we had a really good time together.
I know that Wes Craven feels watching horror films does have a psychological effect, in a good way. It is very cathartic. He might be right about that.
To me, 'Scream' is a masterpiece on every level - the performances, the humor, the tone - it's just flawless.
I always wanted to play a monster, and I also wanted to work with Wes Craven.
Imitation is flattery, and The Hills Have Eyes is a classic.
You know I never used to be a bad flyer, but I did start to have a fear of flying after I shot a movie where I was terrorized on a plane. I made Wes Craven's 'Red Eye'. I don't think they're linked but it does make me pause and wonder if they are, so perhaps I will explore that in therapy some day.
I got very lucky to work with Wes Craven, very early on in my career, and continued to work with Wes for almost 19 years. I learned so much from him, and about his sense of story and his sense of horror, and that was great to be a part of.
The original 'Scream' is one of those classic things, but it totally pokes fun at itself too. It's never taking itself too seriously, which is why I think it's such a cult classic.
I had the time of my life playing Rose in Wes Craven's 'The Girl in the Photographs.' I became so close with the cast and crew, it was hard to leave after we wrapped.
There is a whole other generation that knows me from "Arrested Development" "Scream" and, of course, "Happy Days."
