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Thriller Quotes

I read a lot of ghost stories because I was writing a ghost story. I didn’t think at all I was writing a horror or a thriller or whatever because it is about a ghost, whereas a horror film can be about aliens or things that rise out of the marsh that have no human shape Picture Quote #1

Homeland’ is a thriller with a lot of cloak and dagger spy stuff, which is one of the things that makes it so much fun Picture Quote #1

[Fifty Shades Darker director] James Foley directed Fear. And that’s what I love about this film, because it has a real sexy thriller element about it Picture Quote #1

I think the thriller aspect of this film [Fifty Shades Darker] is what excited me most Picture Quote #1

A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth Picture Quote #1

I think that I am profoundly influenced by writers who have explored loss, and longing, and fear. Those influences have turned me into a thriller writer, essentially Picture Quote #1

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There are moments in ‘Body Snatchers’ that touch the sort of thing that I find scary... like isolation and the inability to trust even familiar things. But - is that a horror movie - or a thriller? I don’t really know the difference Picture Quote #1

When you write a high-tech thriller, and then people in the defense establishment start calling you - people I can’t name - you feel you’ve hit a nerve Picture Quote #1

My number one goal as a thriller writer is to entertain you. But I’ve got a chance to not only entertain people, but have them close my book and be smarter having read it Picture Quote #1

I’m still shooting on low budgets, though none of my movies has lost money, and I rarely get sent anything that stars a guy or is a thriller or is seriously dramatic. And I would love the opportunity to do those things Picture Quote #1

My story reflexes come less from fantasy or horror than from the darker sort of psychological thriller - not as plot-driven as most, rather more mood-driven. My interest in the supernatural is a complication - though I am less interested in ghosts than in people who see ghosts Picture Quote #1

When I started writing the third book, ‘The Kill,’ the intention was just to write a thriller, a crime novel for myself, really, in which there would be no body, no solution - where you would look at an event from different people’s perspectives Picture Quote #1

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I read ‘Red Dragon’ back in high school. I love Thomas Harris’ approach to the crime thriller that crossed over into horror in a way that nobody really tapped into Picture Quote #1

What was always interesting about Thomas Harris’ books is they were a wonderful hybridization of a crime thriller and a horror movie Picture Quote #1

When you’re making a psychological thriller, what you need to do is have an audience on shifting sand so they’re never quite sure where they are Picture Quote #1

I was supposed to be cleaning out the barn, but I was usually reading romance novels. That’s how you grow up to be a thriller writer Picture Quote #1

The main question raised by the thriller is not what kind of world we live in, or what reality is like, but what it has done to us Picture Quote #1

I thought it would be quite a challenge to direct a mystery thriller. I hadn’t really done something like that Picture Quote #1

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A good writer can set a thriller anywhere and make it convincing: the trick is to evoke the setting in such a way that it highlights the crime or unsettles the reader Picture Quote #1

I just want to work with talented people who are enjoyable to be with, and take big huge risks from high comedy to deep, dark, brooding drama, to thriller. I just want to go back and forth Picture Quote #1

Two bones fell down my chimney and into the bedroom this morning. Hysterical thing to happen to a thriller writer. Murderous ravens perhaps? Picture Quote #1

I love the horror genre and the thriller genre, so I’ve got no problem with playing a psycho Picture Quote #1

This is not an international thriller so much as a fiercely literate attempt to subvert the thriller genre itself Picture Quote #1

For those who resist the notion that the mainstream is a genre, we recommend that they browse the shelves of their local bookstore. For if the mainstream is not a genre, then it must necessarily embrace all kinds of writing: romance, adventure, horror, thriller, crime, and, yes, science fiction Picture Quote #1

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About as close you can get to the perfect cerebral thriller: searingly smart, ridiculously funny, and fast as hell... I defy anybody to read the first page and not keep going to the last Picture Quote #1

The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling Picture Quote #1

I love the idea of a movie hero in a thriller who is able to get ahead by just his brilliance, and not with a gun or by being an action hero Picture Quote #1

The worst situation you can have in a thriller is a lead who looks like he can handle himself Picture Quote #1

It’s a great thriller or mystery, but on another level it’s a film about the fact that, if you only look at a person through one lens, or only believe what you’re told, you can often miss the truth that is staring you in the face Picture Quote #1

It’s a comedy thriller, brilliantly written and it’s full of twists and turns at every page. When I was reading it I was desperate to get to the end to find out what happens, it really hooks you Picture Quote #1

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I read a lot of ghost stories because I was writing a ghost story. I didn’t think at all I was writing a horror or a thriller or whatever because it is about a ghost, whereas a horror film can be about aliens or things that rise out of the marsh that have no human shape. (Thriller Quotes) Homeland’ is a thriller with a lot of cloak and dagger spy stuff, which is one of the things that makes it so much fun. (Thriller Quotes) [Fifty Shades Darker director] James Foley directed Fear. And that’s what I love about this film, because it has a real sexy thriller element about it. (Thriller Quotes) I think the thriller aspect of this film [Fifty Shades Darker] is what excited me most (Thriller Quotes) A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth (Thriller Quotes) I think that I am profoundly influenced by writers who have explored loss, and longing, and fear. Those influences have turned me into a thriller writer, essentially. (Thriller Quotes) There are moments in ‘Body Snatchers’ that touch the sort of thing that I find scary... like isolation and the inability to trust even familiar things. But - is that a horror movie - or a thriller? I don’t really know the difference. (Thriller Quotes) When you write a high-tech thriller, and then people in the defense establishment start calling you - people I can’t name - you feel you’ve hit a nerve. (Thriller Quotes) My number one goal as a thriller writer is to entertain you. But I’ve got a chance to not only entertain people, but have them close my book and be smarter having read it. (Thriller Quotes) I’m still shooting on low budgets, though none of my movies has lost money, and I rarely get sent anything that stars a guy or is a thriller or is seriously dramatic. And I would love the opportunity to do those things. (Thriller Quotes) My story reflexes come less from fantasy or horror than from the darker sort of psychological thriller - not as plot-driven as most, rather more mood-driven. My interest in the supernatural is a complication - though I am less interested in ghosts than in people who see ghosts. (Thriller Quotes) When I started writing the third book, ‘The Kill,’ the intention was just to write a thriller, a crime novel for myself, really, in which there would be no body, no solution - where you would look at an event from different people’s perspectives. (Thriller Quotes) I read ‘Red Dragon’ back in high school. I love Thomas Harris’ approach to the crime thriller that crossed over into horror in a way that nobody really tapped into. (Thriller Quotes) What was always interesting about Thomas Harris’ books is they were a wonderful hybridization of a crime thriller and a horror movie. (Thriller Quotes) When you’re making a psychological thriller, what you need to do is have an audience on shifting sand so they’re never quite sure where they are (Thriller Quotes) I was supposed to be cleaning out the barn, but I was usually reading romance novels. That’s how you grow up to be a thriller writer. (Thriller Quotes) The main question raised by the thriller is not what kind of world we live in, or what reality is like, but what it has done to us (Thriller Quotes) I thought it would be quite a challenge to direct a mystery thriller. I hadn’t really done something like that (Thriller Quotes) A good writer can set a thriller anywhere and make it convincing: the trick is to evoke the setting in such a way that it highlights the crime or unsettles the reader (Thriller Quotes) I just want to work with talented people who are enjoyable to be with, and take big huge risks from high comedy to deep, dark, brooding drama, to thriller. I just want to go back and forth (Thriller Quotes) Two bones fell down my chimney and into the bedroom this morning. Hysterical thing to happen to a thriller writer. Murderous ravens perhaps? (Thriller Quotes) I love the horror genre and the thriller genre, so I’ve got no problem with playing a psycho (Thriller Quotes) This is not an international thriller so much as a fiercely literate attempt to subvert the thriller genre itself (Thriller Quotes) For those who resist the notion that the mainstream is a genre, we recommend that they browse the shelves of their local bookstore. For if the mainstream is not a genre, then it must necessarily embrace all kinds of writing: romance, adventure, horror, thriller, crime, and, yes, science fiction (Thriller Quotes) About as close you can get to the perfect cerebral thriller: searingly smart, ridiculously funny, and fast as hell... I defy anybody to read the first page and not keep going to the last (Thriller Quotes) The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling (Thriller Quotes) I love the idea of a movie hero in a thriller who is able to get ahead by just his brilliance, and not with a gun or by being an action hero (Thriller Quotes) The worst situation you can have in a thriller is a lead who looks like he can handle himself (Thriller Quotes) It’s a great thriller or mystery, but on another level it’s a film about the fact that, if you only look at a person through one lens, or only believe what you’re told, you can often miss the truth that is staring you in the face (Thriller Quotes) It’s a comedy thriller, brilliantly written and it’s full of twists and turns at every page. When I was reading it I was desperate to get to the end to find out what happens, it really hooks you (Thriller Quotes)

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