The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It's a horrible experience.

The process of writing and directing drives you to such extremes that it's natural to feel an affinity with insanity. I approach that madness as something dangerous, and I'm afraid, but also I want to go to it, to see what's there, to embrace it. I don't know why, but I'm drawn.

If you don't like my movies, don't watch them.

Horror by definition is the emotion of pure revulsion. Terror of the same standard, is that of fearful anticipation.

But you know, as you say, the original versions of my films are getting out there, slowly.

'Macbeth' is one of the best operas ever, and doing it was a great experience. I added some things to the opera based from my experience on the movie - such as some of the special effects and bits of film - to make it new and interesting. It was a very good work and a very good experience.

Without psychology, the horror film doesn't exist.