67 George A. Romero Quotes for You to Enjoy

George A. Romero

American Director

Born: Feb 4, 1940

Died: Jul 16, 2017

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

Me World First Scared Another Movie Really Thing

I've only actually done one studio film. I want to be left alone. George A. Romero

Alone Only Studio Left Done Want Film Actually

I'm telling you, man, after I did 'Land of the Dead,' which Mark Canton produced, Universal picked it up, and I had to use stars. I didn't think I needed stars - Dennis Hopper was in it. I loved him. We hung out. I loved him, but his cigar budget was more than we paid for the entire budget of 'Night of the Living Dead.' George A. Romero

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My films, I've tried to put a message into them. It's not about the gore; it's not about the horror element that are in them. It's more about the message, for me. That's what it is, and I'm using this platform to be able to show my feelings of what I think. George A. Romero

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I've made six zombie films; I've tried consciously to make each one different from the next. George A. Romero

Made Films Tried Make Six Different Next Each Each One Zombie

Film is a very expensive medium. George A. Romero

Medium Very Expensive Film

'Martin' is my favorite film of mine and 'Knightriders' a close second. George A. Romero

Mine Favorite Martin Close Film Second

There are very few horror films that I think are worth their salt. George A. Romero

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The horror films that I've made have been satirical in one way or another or political, and I really think that's the purpose of horror. I don't see that happening very often. George A. Romero

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I'd love to make a film like 'Pan's Labyrinth.' George A. Romero

Love Like Make Labyrinth Film Pan

When we made 'Night of the Living Dead,' we got riddled. There was this famous article Roger Ebert wrote just blasting the film because he had gone to see it at some screening where there were all these kids in the audience. I don't know why that happened. We didn't make the movie for kids. George A. Romero

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Collaborate, don't dictate. George A. Romero

Collaborate Dictate

I don't want to do 'Beyond the Planet of the Apes.' I don't want a zombie society. I don't want to go that far. George A. Romero

Society Beyond Go Want Ape Far Planet Zombie

I grew up on EC comic books and 'Tales From the Crypt,' which were all loaded with humor, bad jokes, and puns. I can have that kind of fun and make these comic book movies but, at the same time, talk about things I want to talk about - whether it's consumerism or the Bush administration or war. George A. Romero

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