As always, Romero leavens that despair with humor (Diary features an instant classic bit about a deaf, dynamite-chucking Amish zombie killer named Samuel), playfulness, and unshakable good nature. "You have to find a balance in life to deal with it all," he says, "and I feel pretty balanced." By working through anxieties with filmmaking? "Oh, no. My stuff just talks about what's happening now. It's not a release. I try to use satire and humor to lighten the load a little bit. But no, no, no — I find balance in my cat!"
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