I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences.

I like to watch many things, especially strange films and something recent, not just the story.

Each film I make changes me in some way. When I start the picture I'm one person and by the time I finish I'm another.

My daughter, Asia, has been in many of my movies. I love working with her. In the beginning, I was not supportive of her being an actress, but now I think she is fantastic.

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

I've been lucky enough to have had the luxury of being able to make the picture I've wanted to make each time on my own terms and without compromise.

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.