The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Robert Eggers
- What’s important to me about horror stories is to look at what’s actually horrifying about humanity, instead of shining a flashlight on it and running away giggling.
- The more you try to turn away from darkness, the more darkness is right against your back.
- The Shining’ is one of the few horror movies that I actually like and it actually scared me.
- Nosferatu’ has a very close, magical connection for me.
- Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga’ was huge for me. Seeing how all the creatures were made, looking inside Jabba The Hut, all of the maquettes lined up, building the world… ‘This is a job?!’ I was always avidly watching special features and behind the scenes stuff.
- Guillermo del Toro is able to invent his worlds. I would find the pressure of having to invent crippling.
- The Lighthouse’ isn’t scary. A few people have said it is, but I don’t think it is.
- The Witch’ was very well planned, but ‘The Lighthouse’ was so much more so.
- I am not trying to be one of those sadistic, Kubrickian directors who is trying to make these tensions any worse or exploit them, but… the camera sees what the camera sees.
- Digging into the creation of the Puritan mind-set involved really trying to wrap my head around extreme Calvinism and what that’s all about. I now understand predestination, and I had to read the Geneva Bible cover-to-cover and read the gospels quite a bit to get into that world.
Robert Eggers is an American filmmaker known for his unique and atmospheric style, which often delves into historical and folklore-based horror. Born on July 7, 1983, in Lee, New Hampshire, Eggers began his career in theater, working as a production designer and director before transitioning to film.
His breakthrough came with the critically acclaimed 2015 horror film “The Witch,” which showcased his meticulous attention to period detail and ability to create an unsettling atmosphere. The film earned him several awards and established him as a significant new voice in cinema.
Eggers followed up with “The Lighthouse” in 2019, a psychological horror film starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, further cementing his reputation for crafting visually striking and thought-provoking films. Known for his rigorous research and dedication to authenticity, Eggers continues to be a prominent figure in the horror genre.
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