I generally follow my own compass and make films about what's scaring me.

'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 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.

You can't help but be influenced by the things you love. Read more at: https://tr.im/ezGbq

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.

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

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