December 02, 2004 - He's not at all what you would expect, especially for a guy who makes his living telling tales of fearless vampire hunters. Interestingly enough, he's not quite what you wouldn't expect either. But then screenwriter / producer / directors never are. It's just the nature of their chosen profession. Unlike actors and other celebrities, to the general public at large, these individuals reside in the shadow realms of Hollywood, making moves behind the scenes where they are essentially the quiet creators who help bring the magic of the silver screen to life. Let's face it, unless you're a high profile director like Scorsese or Spielberg, few people would be able to pick out your face in a police line-up. David Goyer is one such individual. Despite having worked on such high profile films as the Blade trilogy, Goyer is one of those filmmakers who could easily walk down any crowded street in the world content in the knowledge that he will be largely unhindered by gawking rubberneckers (this is of course discounting the presence of rabid fanboys in the crowd who might be so entranced with Goyer's work that they wouldn't think twice about stalking him).

In person Goyer is lithe and fit, looking like he could easily pass for Stanley Tucci's younger brother. He's not exactly soft-spoken, nor is he loud and brash; he's safely tucked in-between. But spend a few minutes with the man and you realize that he is incredibly passionate about what he does and that he loves every aspect of making films. Not only that, but he's not at all ashamed to have found his groove writing and directing what many would deem as either "genre" films or high-grade B-movies. Ask him if he's content doing genre films and Goyer will say, without hesitation and with much enthusiasm, "Yeah! I mean I think the only film I've done that wasn't genre was Zig Zag. I love genre films. A lot of my favorite directors are genre directors. Hitchcock was a genre director. Kubrick, largely, was a genre director, as well. I don't think there's anything wrong with genre films. And I think sometimes genre movies are the way that you get the most interesting kinds of filmmaking across because in a lot of genre films you're able to tell an allegory – Blade is an allegory. Whether you're doing a science fiction film or a horror film you can communicate and work with ideas in a sub-textual kind of way that you couldn't do if you were doing a straight drama."

Goyer pauses for a moment, then continues to point out the significance of genre films in modern society. "Look, I think some of the best films of the last few years were genre films. One of my absolute favorite films from the last few years was 28 Days Later. I think that's an amazing movie and frankly, I think that was the best movie of that year. I mean it was better than any of the so-called Academy Award winning films [of 2002]. Take The Fly, that was a great movie. I mean Jeff Goldblum should have been nominated for an Academy Award. I think that movie stands with any mainstream, 'legit' movie, if you will. Look at some of the great movies that people revere: North by Northwest is a genre film. One of my favorite movies of all time, The Man Who Would Be King, is a genre film. Indiana Jones is a genre film. 2001 is a genre film. I mean Maltese Falcon, genre film. Even Gone with the Wind, sure it's a melodrama, but it's an unabashed genre film, as well. I actually think it's a bit disingenuous when people set out to do an important movie or do an 'award-winning' movie. That's a bad way to go about making a film."