“It’s a contemporary morality tale. It’s about being true to yourself. It’s a warning against rampant consumerism. But it’s also satisfying from a horror perspective. Let’s not forget that.”
– Director Lee Haven Jones

“You could say this story is very much about the inability to simply just be upfront and honest. I think that’s something to think about. I love how that kind of becomes more meaningful as things go on.”
– David Verbeek

“I wanted to make something entertaining, but a film that also resonates emotionally.”
– Ruth Platt

“It’s such an easy word: kindness. It’s such a simple thing. It’s a very simple act to find that kindness in your heart.”
– Jonathan Butterell

“One of the great things about film, and storytelling in general, is that everything is relevant.”
– Wyatt Rockefeller

“I hope that Hollywood will take a page out of Netflix’s book and take more of these kinds of risks of telling stories for broad audiences that center Queer characters. I’ll never get tired of hearing stories about kids who watch these movies and feel like they’re less alone.”
– Phil Graziadei

“I wanted younger audiences to appreciate it the way that maybe we appreciated Monster Squad when we were kids. But I also wanted it to be done in a way adults could appreciate the way that they did something like Knives Out.”
– “Werewolves Within” director Josh Ruben

“In a way, the world in this past year has gone through the most isolating, difficult time imaginable. What better guides out of the darkness and back into the light than the people of Washington Heights?”
– IN THE HEIGHTS director Jon M. Chu

“What I would really like is for audiences to spend an hour and 40 minutes with these characters and feel close to them. To look at them on the screen and relate in ways they are not expecting.”
– Ben Sharrock