Everyone is so terrified of being labeled a racist.

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

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

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

'Cabin Fever' was very much inspired by 'The Thing.' It's really a perfect guy's horror movie: There's no love story, it's just straight-up horror. And it's so well-done. It moves at a slow pace, but it's really terrific.

I've always been fascinated by the idea that there's no such thing as evil; it's all in your point of view. To one group a suicide bomber is the antichrist and to one he's a hero.

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.