Americans are very enthusiastic. We have a new generation of moviegoers who love great horror films. I am a very imaginative man, and for me, it's easy to speak with my dark side. I have very beautiful, interesting nightmares.

My life and career is my own adventure.

In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul.

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.

Fear has disappeared. No more fear. In Asia, it is different. They've discovered again the fear and the psychology of the characters. Without psychology, the horror film doesn't exist.

I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing.

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