When I was filming the death scene [in Inglourious Basterds], and I'm killing somebody, I had to work myself up.

When I go see an R-rated horror movie, I want lots of violence. I want nudity. I want sex and violence mixed together. What's wrong with that? Am I the only one? I don't think so.

Everybody has to know where they're coming from, what they're doing, why they're doing it, who they are. These are essentials.

Believe it or not, but I was a camp councilor for three years. I love kids.

You do need an outlet to release all of those fears. You build it up and then, when you go to a movie theater, it's the last place that it's socially acceptable to be terrified. It's saying that, for the next 90 minutes, you're allowed to be afraid and you're not a coward for feeling that way.

When I go see an R-rated horror movie, I want lots of violence.

Shooting at Quentin Tarantino movie was like a masterclass in directing. Although I went back literally right into rehearsal, started shooting... while I was doing it I had to write my Grindhouse trailer and I added two days of shooting. My brother was producing Hostel and the Grindhouse trailer and I was like: "Gabe, just figure this out!"