Roger Corman: Self
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Roger Corman : There are various interpretations of horror. I follow to a certain extent a Freudian theory, I feel, that horror is largely the recreation of childhood fantasies and childhood fears; the small child is alone in a room or alone in a house at night, lightning and thunder represent elements that he does not understand. The dark represents some fear. There may be things going on in the house- in his parents bedroom- that he thinks are somewhat attractive and somewhat fearful and he doesn't really know what's going on down that long corridor. At the end of the corridor, behind the locked door. And I think as an adult we know the answer to these problems consciously, but the childhood fears are still there. And I think the tasks of somebody working in the horror medium is to brake through the conscious mind and tap for a moment those unconscious fears.
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Roger Corman : When and if I do direct again, it will be a picture that is of personal interest to me. Either a theme, a subject matter that excites me, or maybe a theme or subject matter that entertains me, at any rate, it would be a film that would be meaningful to me. The last thing I would do, would be to go out and direct as a director for a job. This is enough of a job.
