Live Poll: The Quotable World of Clive Barker

Clive Barker is an author and horror movie director known for using his own novels/stories as the basis for his films. Due to his background as an author and his natural way with words, his movies are filled with many quotable moments.

Which of the following is your favorite quote to come out of a movie directed by Clive Barker?

List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls024661327/

Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/hekgjDo2CQ0/

groovyvic

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Posted 2 years ago

2 years ago

lapoubelle

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My vote: "No tears please, it's a waste of good suffering"

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2018-08-31T22:50:07+00:00

groovyvic

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I'm torn between that one and 'God's an astronaut'

..Edit: My vote now goes to a newly added quote that I rediscovered while rewatching Nightbreed today:

Rachel: "To be able to fly, to be smoke, or a wolf? To know the night and live in it forever? That's not so bad. You call us 'monsters,' but when you dream, you dream of flying, and changing, and living without death. You envy us, and what you envy...

Lori: "....We destroy"

...How symbolic and beautiful. I might begin the quote at "You call us monsters.." so ppl read the whole thing

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2018-09-01T04:16:09+00:00

lapoubelle

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I dont think you should shorten it,full is better.

2018-09-01T16:55:13+00:00

groovyvic

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I shortened it so I could put it as the first option without scaring people off..I'll prob change it back and forth at least 5 more times though

2 years ago

Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion

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That... That would be a really tough poll to vote, great job.

Since Barker's directorial works are (frustratingly unfortunately) scarce I wonder whether adaptations of his works are eligible. If so, then FYC:
"Be my victim."
"I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom. Without these things, I am nothing. So now, I must shed innocent blood. Come with me."
"You were not content with the stories, so I was obliged to come."
"Welcome."

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2018-09-03T05:11:38+00:00

groovyvic

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Thank ya! and hmm I'm not sure.. Barker started directing in the first place because he didn't like some filmmaker's adaptations of his books. I feel like if they were taken from actual lines in his books it'd be okay, because the main purpose is to recognize what a boss Clive is on his own. However, there are already 15 amazing quotes and some other good ones I left out, and if I broadened the requirements it would be hard to even narrow it down to 35, and even harder for anyone to pick a favourite

2 years ago

Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion

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Oh, and fun fact: "Jesus wept." was actually "F*ck you." in the script. A reminder that sometimes what actor comes up with might significantly improve and elevate the scene.