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I was inspired to become a writer by horror movies and science fiction.
I enjoy watching movies that are high concept or science fiction or have supernatural elements, like '2:22' has.
My interest in film is sort of catholic - apart from science fiction and horror movies, I'll watch almost everything.
I like fantasy. I like horror, science fiction because I can get avant-garde with those performances in those movies.
In all my science fiction movies, I try to blend the familiar with the futuristic so as not to be too off-putting to the audience. There is always something familiar they can grab onto.
There's always been a little bit of tension between the writers of science fiction literature and then science-fiction televised shows or movies, partly because they have a different dynamic.
I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has to do with science fiction, and Schmidt is simply human. There's no melodrama; there's no device, It's just about a human being.