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

I have a strong art-history background.

So when I was beating the guy, I started thinking, 'What if I was Hannah Montana?' . . . And little do they know that that's why I look so insane . . . I'm torturing myself with thoughts of, 'How could I actually pull off being a high school student and a pop star at night?'

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

Even the European critics... They said Hostel is the smartest film they'd seen on capitalism and how it's gone too far.

Horror audiences don't need to see some TV actor they're familiar with.

It's the difference between hunting a lion and hunting a deer. If someone hunts a lion, it's like: "Wow, they're brave!" But if they're hunting a deer it's like: "That poor deer!" I know that. I know that guys getting killed is horrible but people have seen it before. You've seen The Evil Dead. With girls, it's like: "I don't want to see that happening..." I know that.