I think a story should take as long to tell as it is appropriate to that particular story. – Frank Darabont
The only person who can, with impunity, make the movie he wants to make, has got to be Steven Spielberg. – Frank Darabont
Stanley Kubrick was a big inspiration. People accuse me of never using my own material. But when did Kubrick? You look at his films and they are completely unique… completely separate entities. – Frank Darabont
The human race is fundamentally insane. If you put two of us into a room together, we’re soon gonna start figuring out good reasons to kill one another. – Frank Darabont
Boy, I’d hate to shoot on tape or disc or whatever the hell they’re talking about. I love film. – Frank Darabont
‘The Exorcist’ is amazing because it recognizes that silences can be as powerful as sound effects. – Frank Darabont
I think once you’ve finished a movie you really have to detach from it so that you can come back and watch it as an audience member. – Frank Darabont
One of my favorite movies of all time is ‘It’s A Wonderful Life,’ which is a pretty interesting choice for a seasonal Christmas favorite, because it’s about a guy who wants to commit suicide and is presented with reasons not to. – Frank Darabont
Visual storytelling of one kind or another has been around since cavemen were drawing on the walls. – Frank Darabont
And I don’t think I’m giving away any secrets here, but there are a lot of terrible scripts in this town. – Frank Darabont
I’d like to think that my films are personal enough to exist without hearkening back to their respective novels. – Frank Darabont
