I think that there’s something about short films that just kind of keeps your muscles sharp. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
I don’t get to make many features. It’s not like that’s something I can just snap my fingers and make happen. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
I just know I have so much to teach my child. And I just feel kind of like, what would our world be without mothers? What would our world be without mother love? I don’t think we’d have a world. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
I am a mother now, and I’m a mother to a son, and I want him to go into the world a feminist. I want him to go into the world with compassion for humanity. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
What fascinates me is that when we look at the history of women in politics, so frequently the women who get the farthest are the women who are quite conservative in their political views. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
When horror films are made in times of political strife, I think they’re not made with an instinct to add to the chaos but to bring shape to it. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
Making ‘The Invitation’ and waiting to make it on my terms and getting final cut and doing it the way I needed to do it was incredibly challenging, but it has really been so great for me. I’m so thankful that that’s happened, that I got to work with actors I really like and have just such a good experience in delving into that story. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
If you look at most mainstream filmmaking, to be honest, some of these films aren’t even asking questions anymore at all. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
For me, there’s something about a certain kind of genre film that has real potency in its emotional landscape. Karyn Kusama Read Quote
I was lucky to work with Gamechanger Films, who are a consortium of investors financing films directed by women. This is a company that puts their money where their mouth is. Karyn Kusama Read Quote