“By trade, I am a software programmer, so I never really had any experience with movies before. I started out with 'Paranormal Activity.” ActivityTradeParanormalSoftwareProgrammersParanormal Activity Author:Oren Peli
“I'm pretty content with what I have, but the one thing that I don't have is something like the iPod - but PC-based. I think that would be cool.” ThinkingWould BeOne ThingBeing CoolIpods Author:Oren Peli
“It's always about finding the right balance between answering some questions and raising new ones to keep your story going.” StoriesBalanceFindings Author:Oren Peli
“The less people know about 'Paranormal Activity,' the more they enjoy it.” PeopleKnowsEnjoyActivityParanormalParanormal Activity Author:Oren Peli
“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
