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George A. Romero

George Andrew Romero (/rəˈmɛroʊ/; February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer and editor, best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse, beginning with Night of the Living Dead (1968), which is often considered a progenitor of the fictional zombie of modern culture. Other films in the series include Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985). Aside from this series, his works include The Crazies (1973), Martin (1978), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), The Dark Half (1993) and Bruiser (2000). He also created and executive-produced the 1983–88 television series Tales from the Darkside.

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Ever since 'Lassie' and 'Old Yeller', I won't watch animal movies. Animals in movies always die.

Animal, Die, Old, Old Yeller, Watch, Watches

Collaborate, don't dictate.

Collaborate, Dictate

Anybody who tunes into Rush Limabaugh already knows what he's going to say and is already inclined to agree. So it winds up creating tribes.

Creating, Knows, Say, Tunes, Wind

I think zombies would fit in anywhere. You can tell any story, and put zombies in it. I don't know how I'd find the backing, but I think it'd be great to make a zombie gangster movie.

Anywhere, Fit, Make, Movie, Thinking, Zombie

My stuff is my stuff. Sometimes it's not as successful as some of the other stuff. But it's my stuff.

Sometimes, Stuff, Successful

For a Catholic kid in parochial school, the only way to survive the beatings - by classmates, not the nuns - was to be the funny guy.

Catholic, Guy, Kids, Parochial, School, Survive

I don't want a zombie society. I don't want to go that far.

Society, Want, Zombie

Nothings ever real until its real.

Nothings, Real

I also have always liked the monster within idea. I like the zombies being us. Zombies are the blue-collar monsters.

Blue, Halloween, Idea, Ideas, Like, Zombies

When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.

Scary, Zombie, Earth, Walk, Room

Zombies are always moving fast in video games. It makes sense if you think about it. Those games are all about hand-eye coordination and how quickly can you get them before they get you.

Coordination, Eye, Games, Moving, Sense, Thinking

I've gotten letters, but mostly from Bible-belt types who say, you must be Satan! They come right out and call me Satan and hope that I'm damned to hell.

Bible, Call, Gotten, Letters, Right, Satan

Zombies are the blue-collar monsters

Blue, Monsters, Zombie, Zombies

It is amazing to me how deeply into the popular culture the creature has become. There are zombie walks in every major city. I live in Toronto, and last year 3,000 people came out dressed as zombies. . . . I do not get it. Maybe it's an easy costume: Splash some ketchup on and rip up your jeans -- although most people already have torn jeans -- and you're done.

Culture, Jeans, Rip, Torn, Years, Zombie

Everybody knows the rules, even though some break those rules.

Break, Knows, Rules, Though

Just because I'm showing somebody being disemboweled doesn't mean that I have to get heavy and put a message behind it.

Disemboweled, Heavy, Mean, Message, Messages, Somebody

The Thing from Another World' was the first movie that really scared me.

Firsts, Movie, Scared, Thing, World

I've always felt that the real horror is next door to us, that the scariest monsters are our neighbors.

Door, Doors, Horror, Monsters, Real, Scariest

I think you're only free if you're working on very low or huge money.

Free, Huge, Low, Lows, Think, Thinking

I really believe that you could do horror very inexpensively. I don't think it has anything to do with the effects, the effects are not the most important parts.

Believe, Important, Parts, Think, Thinking

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