In the end I'm the only one who knows me

We never really felt a real level of respect. The fame was fantastic, but that wasn't that important to me, because for every million people that loved me I focused on the one that hated me.

What's important is self-appreciation

For a Bostonian... we live in the shadow of New York, and to be acknowledged by New Yorkers is really the greatest feeling.

I'm not a big fan of table reads or sitting around a table and reading a script. I'd rather do it on set and do it for real.

When you grow up in a city like Boston, where I grew up, a lot of kids became criminals or cops. I never really had a bad take on cops other than I hate when there's one behind me on the highway.

For young filmmakers, Saw is a perfect film. It doesn't cost the GNP of almost every country of the world.