When I go see an R-rated horror movie, I want lots of violence. I want nudity. I want sex and violence mixed together. What's wrong with that? Am I the only one? I don't think so.

I love movies that have that resonating scare, that really get under your skin and make you think.

Hopefully we'll get to a point where people realize movies don't cause violence. It just reflects the violence going on in the culture.

I have the infinite galaxy from '2001 as my screensaver - so if I space out while I'm writing and it goes to screensaver, I can just stare off into the stars.

As a kid, I was the neighbourhood baby-sitter - very responsible, always in charge.

I felt people responded to two things. One, obviously, is the gore and the scenes like the eye gauging.

I saw Alien when I was 8 years old. To me, it was like a combination of Jaws and Star Wars and that's the movie that made me want to be a director.