I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life.

I definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional and well adjusted and can face conflict in a non-emotional and non-destructive way, and those are the people I try to surround myself with in my life. But as characters, they bore me.

It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about.

I'm 53. I don't care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed.

The fact that we die, that makes life important. It's hard to take, but it's the truth.

Obviously death is a theme I'm fascinated by.

Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.