The momentum of my creative life and intellectual growth is still the momentum of breaking out of fundamentalism. Because of that, I'm very grateful for it. But I'm also grateful that at the center of it was something that I still believe to be true - those fundamentals of faith. Scott Derrickson breakcentercreative share on social
I always liked 'The Outer Limits' as a kid. More than 'The Twilight Zone.' Scott Derrickson kidlimitouter Change image and share on social
I can't imagine making something that is made only to be scary. For me, the darkness and scary material has to have meaning attached to it, or I can't invest the time and energy it takes to write and script or make a movie. It has to mean something. Scott Derrickson attachdarknessenergy share on social
If you look at life with any honesty and intelligence, it's clear that human nature is dark, vile, selfish, and despondent. But I also see a force in human nature, namely grace, that sometimes works against our natural moral entropy. Scott Derrickson cleardarkdespondent share on social
If you really look hard at the evidence, the most rational conclusion is to believe that the demonic is real. Scott Derrickson conclusiondemonicevidence Change image and share on social
Kurosawa is my hero, and I've taught courses on his films, and I love what he does, and 'Rashomon' is, I think, his second greatest film after 'Ikiru.' Scott Derrickson coursefilmgreat Change image and share on social
If we're not compelled to gain a deeper understanding of good and evil, how can we make the world a better place? How can we find ourselves at the end of our lives and know that our lives were significant? Those things would be impossibilities. Scott Derrickson compeldeepend share on social