I get why we don’t want to be in pain, but there’s something very essential about what happens when we’re in pain and some of the growth that can come from it if we stare at it straight in the face. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
I would love to take another stab at really smart, speculative sci-fi – my first was a bit of a stumble. I look forward to getting another chance. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
Reading the script for ‘Jennifer’s Body,’ I just thought that here was a script that really exposes the horror between girls and friendships. I always sort of approached the film with that in mind first, and then thought about the crazy ways that that horror would express itself. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
It is important to know what audiences might expect from their genre movies, but I think it is also important to not give them everything they want. As a viewer, I think it can get pretty boring that way. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
I think my narrative is actually pretty interesting if I step back from it and don’t engage too much in it, personally or emotionally. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
I want to make big movies – but I don’t want to have to die a little death every single time I do. Until I meet the people or the studio or the business people who will let me do things a little bit more the way that I need to do them, I probably shouldn’t be making big studio movies. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
It’s very difficult to figure out, for me, what stops really talented young female filmmakers from having the kind of careers that their really talented young male counterparts are having. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
I grew up in the Midwest. I understand a sense of the small-town mentality, small-town social politics. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
Our society is constantly creating this framework for girls to feel that their only worth is their appearance, and it’s damaging on so many levels to so many people. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
There’s something about the girls and the boys who just live for the moment and don’t think a second beyond their needs and the here and now that, ultimately, is pretty tragic. Karyn Kusama Read Quote