'Pied Piper' came to me all at once; I wanted to do a fairy-tale movie with some edge, but not 'dark,' per se.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If I were given a choice between two films and one was dark and explored depraved, troubled or sick aspects of our culture, I would always opt for that over the next romantic comedy.
Gosh, it's so fun to do a movie where there's nothing dark happening in it.
I could have carried on in comedy. But my life was dark.
'Dark Shadows' was the spark that lit the fire of my childhood imagination. It wasn't polished; it wasn't perfect. But it gave us characters with real personalities and complicated motivations.
Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.
The original 'Edge of Darkness' was fantastic, a fabulous series. It was of its time, but this film version shows that times really haven't changed.
I guess my favourite Disney film was 'Snow White,' which has a really dark moment when the evil queen turns into a witch and makes the poison apple. It was terrifying in the same way 'Maleficent' is.
I grew up with a lot of fairy tales. And they had an essence of darkness to them.
All the ancient classic fairy tales have always been scary and dark.
I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters. They're the reason I got into movies.