“In films of terror, it's often not about being graphic. Or if there is a graphic image, it's extremely swift. Everyone talks about the shower scene in 'Psycho,' but that's the only graphic scene in the entire film.” IfsFilmSceneTerrorShowersGraphicPsycho Author:Charles Roven
“For a long time, the film business was a single-digit business on investment return. Now, because of home video, it's a low double-digit business, and the studios want to make sure it doesn't go back into the single-digit business.” WantLongHomeFilmReturnLong TimeLowsInvestmentStudiosVideoHome Videos Author:Charles Roven
“There is an expectation with a superhero film that there is spectacle and action but there also has to be heart. Striking that balance is really important.” HeartImportantActionFilmBalanceExpectationsSuperhero Author:Charles Roven
“I came from advertising. For me it's about protecting the director's vision. That's always the goal. There's keeping things on budget and on time and dealing with selling the movie so that to me is a focus. But also it's about serving the script. We are genre filmmakers, those are the films we love to make, so my perspective is a little different.” LittlesDifferentFilmGoalVisionFocusPerspectiveDirectorsScriptsSellingAdvertisingGenreBudgetsFilmmakerServing Author:Charles Roven