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

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.

The best movies now are called 'thrillers.' Because if you use the word 'horror,' people's associations are straight-to-video crap.

I want to have an ending where people say: "That's the most shocking ending I've ever seen in a mainstream horror film."

The film, 'Aftershock,' for me is really about how the minor problems in life that we think are so major ultimately mean nothing when a tragedy happens, when a real problem happens.

There's something very scary about exposing yourself on camera, knowing that you're going to be put on thousands of screens around the world for everyone to judge, but there's also something very thrilling and exciting about it.

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