I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.

I like to get the audiences cozy in their seats, feeling safe, and suddenly they'll be shocked out of their minds.

I think violence in movies, for it to work, you have to use it smartly. People get numb very fast. If you have too much violence in the beginning, it gets to a point where you don't feel it.

As a director, there is nothing more fun than seeing an audience screaming and jumping. You are the ultimate puppet master, controlling the emotions of the audience.

I love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.

Maybe because I'm a child of the 80's, but for me a sequel is a story that follows the previous one, and sometimes if you haven't seen the original then you don't understand the second one.

In another life, I would love to be the art guy - a production designer or a maybe even a composer.