Michael Dougherty Quotes & Sayings

I always try to take projects I'm genuinely interested and passionate about versus just trying to take projects for the money. — Michael Dougherty

So when it came to making the movie I guess I had a really good sense innately of what it was that makes Halloween really great. In that it is a holiday for everybody now. When I was a kid I felt like it was mostly for kids, maybe that's just the way it always is when you're a kid, but I think now more than ever it's for grown ups too. When I was a kid I don't think there were quite as many sexy adult costumes and we definitely didn't have all these Spirit Halloween stores that pop up every October. — Michael Dougherty

Everyone has gone trick or treating, everyone carves a jack o lantern with their parents. If you really look at the stories they sort of focus on what Halloween is like at different stages of your life. — Michael Dougherty

I like the horror community because they're subversive. They question things. If something is held back from them, especially if they've heard that its good, they seek it out. — Michael Dougherty