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I grew up in a haunted house, reading Dr. Seuss.

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Dr Grew Haunted House Reading Up

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I want to be Willy Wonka. He has a really fun spirited side but also a dark, justice-giver side.

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Also Dark Fun He Really Side Spirited Want

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I never try to sit down with a moral because kids smell that and run.

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Because Down Kids Moral Never Run Sit Smell Try

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I just want to be entertained. The stories that have aged the best are the ones where the wolf eats grandma, or the woman is going to bake children in an oven, or the bear is going to eat the girl for eating the porridge. There are lessons in there, but they're deeply engrained and hidden.

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Aged Bake Bear Best Children Deeply Eat Eating Eats Entertained Girl Going Grandma Hidden Just Lessons Oven Stories Want Where Wolf Woman

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I used to run with Chris Nolan before he was 'Chris Nolan.' I remember when he was trying to sell 'Memento,' and he just couldn't.

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Before Chris He Just Memento Nolan Remember Remember When Run Sell Trying Used I Remember

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I didn't want to do 'The Fluffy Puppy Learns to Hold Hands!' or 'Kitty Gets a Box to Play In!' There's a place for that for the little ones - some kids need that stuff. But I'm too dark and sarcastic.

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Box Dark Fluffy Gets Hands Hold Kids Kitty Learns Little Need Place Play Puppy Sarcastic Some Stuff Too Want

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Around 2008 when the writers' strike happened, all my stuff was getting stuck in development, and I thought, 'I'm going to try my hand at horror because I always loved it as a kid.'

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Always Around Because Development Getting Going Hand Happened Horror Kid Loved Strike Stuck Stuff Thought Try Writers

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My daughter has seen the transition from struggling screenwriter to successful picture book author, and she's enjoyed it very much because she's a wonderful little kid. And she's always believed in her daddy.

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Always Author Because Believed Book Daddy Daughter Enjoyed Her Kid Little Little Kid Much Picture Picture Book Screenwriter Seen She Struggling Successful Transition Very Wonderful

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I tend to look way back for my inspiration: H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe.

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Allen Back Edgar Inspiration Look Poe Tend Way

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There are too many remakes, too many reimaginings. Nothing new, and that's always a bad sign. They remade 'Frankenstein' 26 times between 1930 and 1970, so it's not a new phenomenon.

~Drew Daywalt

Topics: Always Bad Between Frankenstein Many New Nothing Nothing New Phenomenon Sign Times Too

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: January 5th, 1970

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