Even the European critics... They said Hostel is the smartest film they'd seen on capitalism and how it's gone too far.

Sometimes you have this tragedy which turns into an incredible opportunity.

I need to eliminate 'like' from my vocabulary. I begin sentences with, 'That's seriously like ' I hear myself talking in this Los Angeles high-school student kind of way, and I hate it.

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.

I think filmmakers, in general... There are some awesome, really great filmmakers - but on the whole, filmmakers, actors, I think they are the biggest bunch of whiny, over-paid babies on the planet.

If you don’t want to be scared in a horror film, don’t close your eyes. Close your ears.

You know, I'm from Boston, and in Boston, you are born with a baseball bat in your hand.