I feel like in the '90s, horror just lost its way and everything became so safe and watered-down.

One of the great joys of life, now that you can afford a nice suit, is getting one for free. That's why I like to do press tours - I always say making movies is just an excuse to get free clothing.

'Eraserhead' is a weird, horrible nightmare, and it doesn't narratively make sense. Stuff's happening, but you honestly feel like you're in a nightmare, and it has such disturbing imagery that it stays with you forever once you've seen it.

I get a little too obsessive with work.

Much of my youth was spent in the parking lot or inside a Dunkin' Donuts.

I want a movie that 30 years from now, people can look back and see it as a reflection of where the culture was at - as a barometer of the culture.

Las Vegas is a 24-hour city. It never stops.