“After I watched 'The Exorcist' I refused to watch any other movie that had anything to do with ghosts or demons. I didn't even watch 'Ghostbusters' until I was much older.” WatchesGhostDemonExorcist Author:Oren Peli
“Even if you look at the 'Paranormal Activity' movies, at the end of the movie things get really crazy and nutty, but they all start in a very mundane situation that people can relate to, and that's also to some degree what we tried to do in 'Chernobyl Diaries.” PeopleIfsLooksEndsSituationCrazyActivityDegreesRelateParanormalDiariesGet RealMundaneChernobylNuttyParanormal Activity Author:Oren Peli
“Even when I was making the first 'Paranormal Activity,' I didn't tell anyone I was making it, not my friends or neighbors or co-workers. I just kind of found that there was nothing to gain by announcing to the world that you're doing something.” WorldFirstsKindFoundActivityMy FriendsGainsWorkersNeighborParanormalCo WorkerAnnouncingParanormal Activity Author:Oren Peli
“For a found-footage-style movie, there's a definite advantage in using unknowns, because it helps sell the illusion that it's real. A known actor would get in the way of the suspension of disbelief.” WayRealHelpingActorsFoundKnownStyleIllusionAdvantageSellsDefiniteDisbeliefSuspensionSuspension Of Disbelief 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 believe that whenever I want to learn something I can learn it much better and faster by myself if I'm motivated to learn it as opposed to kind of doing it in more a standard, institutionalized way.” IfsWayWantBelieveKindI CanI BelieveStandardsFasterMotivated Author:Oren Peli
“I do not buy CDs any more; I usually stream Internet radio. For movies, I hardly every buy any DVDS. I have a DVR, so just record things off HBO, Showtime and so on.” RecordsInternetRadioStreamsCdsDvdsHboShowtime 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 feel like when you do things with such a small budget, it actually makes you be more creative... and allows you to concentrate more on the story and the characters. I think that there is something about dirty, gritty and raw filmmaking that makes it feel a little more natural and makes it easier to connect with the action.” ThinkingFeelsLittlesCharacterStoriesActionNaturalCreativeEasierDirtyBudgetsFilmmaking 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
