What kind of world is it if we allow people who are violent and do terrible things off the hook? What does that say about the world we’re living in – it’s like a world upside down, right? Karyn Kusama Read Quote
To me, sound is a crucial component to, really, any moviegoing experience, but particularly with suspense films or thrillers. I think you need the audience to become subtly really attuned to the soundscape in, like, this uncomfortable way. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
I think there are always going to be people who say, even if they are engaged in the movie, they just want it to move faster. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
I’m ultimately drawn to film many kinds of stories if they are sort of about unlocking the secrets of our human potential. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
When I reflect on the losses I’ve experienced, I’ve come to believe that those experiences were transformative, that they shaped who I am. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
One thing I don’t do anymore as I’ve gotten older is that I don’t make big blanket statements about whether or not an artist is good or bad. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
It’s hard to prep a movie in five days and shoot it in five days and cut it in barely any time. You don’t get quite enough time to make the thing, let alone tell the story. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
For better and for worse, I feel like sorrow and grief are really transformative personal experiences for me, and I question what I would be had I decided to take a different path and not embrace that kind of pain. Karyn Kusama Read Quote