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

Chile could work as a double for L.A.; it's very production-friendly and there's terrific talent down there.

It's very flattering to feel like you actually helped create a sub-genre.

Imagine trying to relive your worst break-up, your worst fight, the most painful death of a loved one, and just really relive it step by step, and bring it up and apply it to the scene you're in.

I like movies like 'Mother's Day', where you watch it, and you've liked it for years as a horror movie.

The point of the first one was that it was about guys being lured by sex and the stereotypes... I always say it's like a horror version of Borat. Borat's not an accurate depiction of Khazakstan, it's an accurate depiction of America. That's what Hostel is.

I love movies that have that resonating scare, that really get under your skin and make you think.