There are certainly better writers and directors than me, but I have worked very hard to earn credibility within the business as a quality writer and a good director. Scott Derrickson Read Quote
I think that Hollywood is a very liberal community, and the great thing about that is that it tends to be relatively open to letting people think and believe what they want to think and believe. Scott Derrickson Read Quote
The evil within the fantasy genre tends to be threatening to the heroes within the story, but not to the reader – or not to the viewer, in the case of cinema – and that’s why I think it’s more palatable and something that is more easily embraced for a lot of people. Scott Derrickson Read Quote
I’m not a dispensationalist – I don’t believe in the Rapture. I think it’s an unbiblical doctrine, and in North American Christianity, at least, it is the teaching that is the root of much of our subculturalism. Scott Derrickson Read Quote
Emily Rose’ was based on a real story, and the real girl died, and there were surviving members of the family, so I took the concerns of that very seriously. Scott Derrickson Read Quote
In a science fiction film, you’re uniquely responsible to pay respect to the science represented in the movie. Scott Derrickson Read Quote
Work on your writing skills. Realize that Hollywood is an industry built to keep you out, and once you’re in, it’s designed to cycle you out – so you have to get up every day and work all day long to give Hollywood a reason to let you in, and then to keep you in. Scott Derrickson Read Quote
When I was hired to write and direct a movie, my Christian duty suddenly became quite clear: My primary duty as a Christian in Hollywood is to do my job well. Scott Derrickson Read Quote
I think that Christians who have an interest in filmmaking need to deepen their love for cinema. To be honest, that’s what I think has been missing historically from the Christians who want to succeed in the Hollywood industry. Scott Derrickson Read Quote
