All the copycat movies were always PG-13 and people said: "Nobody wants violence."

I was listening to music to kind of pump myself up and get psyched up, like I was listening to Iron Maiden and Misfits and Dead Kennedys, and it was like my '80s Massachusetts parking-lot heavy metal and Guns N' Roses.

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

It's just assumed that a horror sequel is going to be bad. It's never going to be as good as the first one.

The scariest people are usually the sweetest.

Anytime you're the first to speak out against something, there's going to be a backlash.

Horror movies are the best date movies. There's no wondering , 'When do I put my arm around her?'