“In many cases your imagination is much more effective than what can be shown. It primes you to know something is about to happen - the anticipation and anxiety is worse than what ends up happening.” KnowsEndsHappensImaginationCasesAnxietyHappeningsAnticipation Author:Oren Peli
“The less people know about 'Paranormal Activity,' the more they enjoy it.” PeopleKnowsEnjoyActivityParanormalParanormal Activity Author:Oren Peli
“Gory stuff can be shocking but it doesn’t really scare me. I’d say the kind of stuff that gets under my skin is the unknown. You hear a knock behind a wall and you don’t know what it is. Is there something there or not?” KnowsKindStuffBehindsWallSkinsScareShocking Author:Oren Peli
“I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.” IfsKnowsAnswersMysteriousFascinatingBizarre Author:Oren Peli
“I pay a lot of attention to box office because I understand it. TV ratings? I don't know how to interpret them, since I'm new to TV, so I'm just going to wait for somebody to tell me.” KnowsWaitingPayAttentionKnow HowTvsOfficeBoxesRatingBox Office Author:Oren Peli
“I think the traditional explanation is that demons just find someone, they pick on them and try to break down their spirit so they can... take control of their bodies. Why exactly? I don't know.” ThinkingKnowsTryingBodySpiritBreakPicksTraditionalExplanationDemonBreaking DownTake Control Author:Oren Peli
“I've been having a lot of fun exploring different aspects of filmmaking, like writing and producing. There isn't a specific plan and I usually don't know what's going to be the next thing I do.” KnowsWritingDifferentNextFunPlansAspectFilmmakingExploring Author:Oren Peli
“Really it's always things that scare me like loss of control, dealing with the unknown and the unseen... Something that's not supposed to be there and you don't know where it came from, or what it wants from you, or how to defend yourself against it. That's the root of the things I find scary.” KnowsWantLossRootsScarySupposed To BeScareUnseen Author:Oren Peli