When you're a director you always feel weird with another director watching over your shoulder.

Only really good comedies and really good horror movies get a verbal response out of the audience. People will scream. People will laugh.

I try not to be spectacular with the camera. I try to be a witness of what's going on.

I need to create a whole cinematic experience. I think that's what it takes to get the audience to the theater and justify seeing [a movie] on a big screen. You have to give them a cinematic experience.

When you're a director you always feel weird with another director watching over your shoulder.

Usually you always see first cut is an extended version, because it's basically everything you shot, and you have that version and then you start cutting stuff out.

I think a good actor will always know the character better than anybody.