Casting is so important in horror. It's so important to have strong actors to tell a story because, if you don't believe in the character, how can you be scared for them?

I try to think about me, as an audience member, and it [inspiration for movies] comes from there.

That is the limit of IMDb. You can get into any IMDb page and hack stuff.

Hollywood changed to become a more marketing-driven Hollywood, where people who are running the studios are more like marketing people, and they need titles.

You have to be realistic in the use of blood in the movies. There is a little bit more than a gallon in a human being. If you have a few thousand people, that makes a lot of blood. I'm very realistic in my use of blood.

It's always about trying to do something that's different and not repeating yourself because then you lose your creative stamina. You need to have new challenges.

Casting is so important in horror. It's so important to have strong actors to tell a story because, if you don't believe in the character, how can you be scared for them?