I go to conventions and universities and talk to young filmmakers and everybody's making a zombie movie! It's because it's easy to get the neighbors to come out, put some ketchup on them.
George A. RomeroRead
There are so many factors when you think of your own films. You think of the people you worked on it with, and somehow forget the movie. You can't forgive the movie for a long time. It takes a few years to look at it with any objectivity and forgive its flaws.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Creating films involves complex emotions, making it hard to view one's work objectively for some time.
In this quote, George A. Romero reflects on the emotional journey filmmakers go through when creating movies. He notes that while a film is a collaborative effort filled with personal connections, it can become difficult for a filmmaker to appreciate their completed work due to the high standards and flaws they perceive in it. Over time, however, this emotional distance allows them to assess their creation more fairly and forgive its imperfections.
Themes
FilmmakingObjectivityCreativityEmotionsCollaboration
In practice
Example use cases
During a film industry panel discussion, a director might reference this quote when discussing the challenges of evaluating their own work.
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