I'm much softer than people think. I don't present to the world an emotional face. I'm pretty good at self-control, but I am easily moved.

People should not pass judgment until they have seen the film.

It's a band singing on how metal should be played, the effect it has on the band and its listeners.

Making films has never just been a job to me, it is my life. I have some interests outside of acting - I sing and I've written books, for instance - but acting is what keeps me going, it's what I do, it gives life purpose.

We don't always get the kind of work we want, but we always have a choice of whether to do it with good grace or not.

I thought that people should know about the dangers of Satanism, and diabolism does exist - there's no question about it.

I didn't want to be known as a man who only made horror films. I made some - very few.