Possession and exorcism is something that’s in every religion and every culture. It’s a real primal fear: Is the body a vessel for our spirits? What happens if something else takes over it? Where does the spirit go?

I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates.

I want an iPhone 5, someone said something nasty on twitter, or my boyfriend isn't texting me back, like whatever the thing is that seems so major in your life, when a real disaster hits you suddenly strips it all away and you see what's really important and who you really are.

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

I never put out a vanilla edition of a DVD.

There's fear in everything, but we can't just succumb to that. We have to suppress it, so we get used to suppressing fear to make it through the our day. Otherwise, we'd become paralyzed by them.

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