Rob [Tapert], myself and Bruce Campbell sat in hundreds of drive-insnot hundreds, but tens of drive-ins, watching these movies and learning how they were made, and we started to make our own in Super 8. And that’s really how we got into horror films. After a while we learned to really like them, and the craft that went into them.
Interpretation
This quote reflects the journey of learning and passion for filmmaking, specifically in the horror genre.
Sam Raimi shares his experience of being inspired by watching films and the process of creating their own movies. He mentions the significant impact that observing how movies were made had on him and his collaborators, leading them to develop a fondness for horror films and an appreciation for the craftsmanship involved in filmmaking.
In practice
You can use this quote to inspire aspiring filmmakers at a workshop.
When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way.
I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.
Photography is, for me, a spontaneous impulse coming from an ever attentive eye which captures the moment and its eternity.
I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train.'
Music has got to be useful for survival, or we would have gotten rid of it years ago.
To me, the great joy of writing is discovering. Most writers are told to write about what they know, but I still love the adventure of going out and reporting on things I don't know about.
Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.
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