Daily Inspiration Quote by Michael Berryman

There is something wonderfully deflating about an entertainment industry “announcement” arriving via a TSA agent waving a magazine at you. Michael Berryman isn’t just describing surprise; he’s sketching a whole power dynamic in two sentences. The remake machine is so constant, so automated, that even someone tied to the original can learn about its resurrection the same way any traveler does: through casual ephemera at an airport checkpoint.

The intent feels conversational and slightly incredulous, but the subtext bites. “Actually” signals a correction to whatever glamorous version of Hollywood people assume. No studio call, no agent briefing, no reverent outreach to the film’s legacy. Just Entertainment Weekly, a poster, and an offhand mention that the past is being repackaged again. The TSA cameo matters: it’s a liminal space where everyone is processed, searched, and standardized. That’s the quiet joke and the quiet complaint. In the remake economy, even the original creators and performers can be treated like passengers in line, not stakeholders.

Contextually, Berryman’s career is bound up with cult horror’s afterlives, where iconic images outlast the people who made them. His “Caught me totally by surprise” reads less like outrage than like a weary snapshot of how fame works when it’s tied to a single, persistent artifact. The industry doesn’t exactly forget you; it just doesn’t need you to reboot what you helped make.