As a kid, my idols were Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson, and I get into crazy races with myself. Raimi was 21 when he made movies, and when I didn't get 'Cabin Fever' made that fast I thought I'd failed.

When I'm filming a kill scene [as a director], I just get happier and happier as we chop up body parts.

Look at comic books. It used to be something that only geeks were into. And now it's everywhere.

My parents love it! They're on set. They make cameos in the movie. My father is a psycho-analyst and a professor at Harvard and he told me how many of the other professors at Harvard have gone and seen it. They love 'Hostel' and they love the thought behind it.

Creative writing and shooting are muscles that atrophy. But when you work them, you become a self-generator who can branch out.

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

I'll direct any movie starring a monkey or the Olsen Twins. Preferably both.