Richard King

“Many of us view the bible and other religious teachings as mythology.”

“Everyone has an opinion, and the guy screaming for censorship may be the next guy to have his ideas cut off.”

“I think you get out of film school what you put into it. If you don't care about making movies, film school will do you no good.”

“I think the act of condensing months or years of work down to a couple hours of entertainment is pretty wild and extremely rewarding.”

“Yet I never want to make a movie purely for the money.”

“To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies.”

“The horror genre is important because it promotes experimentation in filmmaking.”

“Violent behavior exists in one's psychological makeup much deeper than the level that receives information from television or movies.”

“I have done some short pieces that are not horror.”

“I never want to become arrogant and think I've made a flawless movie.”

“I aspire to eventually be making my living by making movies.”

“Each feature I make is my focus at that time.”

“This indication of audience interest is good for all horror movie makers at any budget level.”

“I like the fact that major studios have been attempting horror films recently.”

“And the fact that you must make the movie for yourself because no one else will ever fully appreciate the endeavor, makes it a more rewarding challenge.”

“Also, I plan to screw something up on every movie I do so that I can learn from my mistakes and become a better director with each project.”

“Subject matter that is not bound to reality offers more opportunity to write a unique story and cinematically present it in very unique ways.”

“I position everything else in my life around making movies.”

“Most of my technical knowledge comes from having worked in the industrial video industry.”

“Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning.”