One of the greatest directors of all time, William Friedkin changed the the landscape of horror forever when he terrified audiences the world over with the release of The Exorcist during the 1970s.
However, not only was he an acclaimed film director, he was also an incredibly interesting man with a wealth of rich quotes on film, life and even his ability to connect with people via the media of stress.
While he admitted he still loved old films, he recently revealed what his favourite scary movie was - and it is as recent as could be!
Want to know more about the man who made cinema history? Here are William Friedkin's 10 best quotes.
5. On visualising The Exorcist...
"In the case of a film like The Exorcist or To Live and Die in L.A., I saw the whole movie in my head before I went to shoot it. I never did storyboards, or anything like that. I had the film in my head." | WARNER BROS
6. On his characters in movies...
"I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that's, I guess, what interests me in terms of human behaviour." | Getty
7. On his favourite scary movie...
"I've never seen a more terrifying film than 'The Bababook'. It will scare the hell out of you as it did me." | Getty Images for TCM
8. On the audience always being right...
"But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the date was wrong to open the film. I don't believe that. The audience is never wrong. Never." | Getty Images