A lot of life is dealing with your curse, dealing with the cards you were given that aren't so nice. Does it make you into a monster, or can you temper it in some way, or accept it and go in some other direction?
All of us have our individual curses, something that we are uncomfortable with and something that we have to deal with, like me making horror films, perhaps.
I have a lot of fans who are people of color. I think, if nothing else, I kind of understand that sense of being on the outside looking in, culturally.
I learned to take the first job that you have in the business that you want to get into. It doesn't matter what that job is, you get your foot in the door.
The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself.
In 2000, Craven produced the movie Dracula: 2000 which grossed $33,000,377 in the Box Office.
In 2005, Craven directed the horror movie Cursed which grossed $19,294,901 in the Box Office.
In 1997, Wes Craven produced the movie Wishmaster.
Craven faces Family issues, specifically family breakdown.
Cravens second wife was Mimi Craven. They married in 1984 until 1987.
Mr. Craven is currently married to Iya Labunka on the 27th of November.
A June issue of GLAMOUR which Craven features in for an article by Wes himself titled, Seven kick-Ass Women Who Made Me A Better Man.
Wes Craven's first job was for a post-production company in New York as a sound editor.
Wes Craven's parents are Paul Craven and Caroline Miller.
Wes wrote, produced and directed A Nightmare On Elm Street.
It has been said that he named the character Freddy Kruger after a boy who used to bully him.
Before he got into the film business Wes had been a teacher and a taxi driver.
Wes studied English Literature at a university in Illinois but after a bout of illness caused him to take a year off, he studied psycology instead.
Wes's favorite horror film is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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