“The way I work is, I always compose a shot list before I talk to anybo...” — Ari Aster Quote

“The way I work is, I always compose a shot list before I talk to anybody, including my DP. So I'll spend a couple months basically creating the movie in my head, so I have a very solid film in my head, where I know every shot, and I know what the transitions between scenes are.”

“With 'Hereditary', I wanted to make a film about what bothers me about life.”

“For me, writing is a part of directing. It's the first stage of directing.”

“I was in the band as a boy and was taught music and learned to compose.”

“It is not hard to compose, but what is fabulously hard is to leave the superfluous notes under the table.”

“I always begin to compose the melody first.”