157 Quotes by Wes Craven

'To Kill a Mockingbird' was so important because it was such adult film-making - to see something that dealt with such an important issue and had such an enlightened outlook on the world.

I didn't even know what a horror film was. I kind of made it up as I went along.

Within the structure of 'Scream 4,' there is the film within a film, but that's been part of the 'Scream' franchise since 'Scream 2,' when you had the 'Stab' franchise.

I came from a very strict background.

Everybody's making horror films and, to me, not especially well.

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.

When you have a name that means scares, you have to live with that.

I went to a Christian college. You would be expelled if you were caught in a movie theater. It was ridiculous.

A friend introduced me to Bob Shaye. He was one of the most remarkable men I've ever met. He was a Fulbright scholar, an excellent chef, and very knowledgeable about the arts.