149 Quotes by Jason Blum

When DVD disappeared but before digital distribution came on strong, there were a few years where a movie that didn't get theatrical would just be gone.

We're offered bigger, larger budget movies to produce a lot, and we don't do them. That's not to say there aren't exceptions: there are a few exceptions, but I try and stick by the rules that produce what I think is the highest quality, most innovative work and try and let the rules go that make us feel like we're retreading.

I wouldn't be creatively satisfied if all we did were sequels, but in the same breath, I'll say that I wouldn't be creatively satisfied if everything was an original. It's good to use the different parts of my brain. Very different rules apply.

One of the things is that you need to space out scary movies.

'Paranormal Activity' had fifty versions because it was $250 to reshoot. We'd screen it, see one thing wrong, shoot for an hour, fix it, and then screen it again. You don't have to be disciplined about it. On a regular movie, you have to screen it and think of every problem, reshoot for three days and solve every problem, and then you're done.

I love going to see musicals. That was one of the major reasons why losing the chance to produce 'La La Land' was so painful.

It's hard to make a movie that's very expensive and not be thinking of the results all the time.

I think, generally, the creative process is hurt if you're thinking about the end as opposed to focusing on day-to-day decisions.

Ryan Murphy and I share our love of horror and musicals. I think those things somehow go together.