Most filmmakers go out with the first feature and nobody cares.

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

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

For me it sounds weird saying that the filmmakers respect the film. I don't imagine that there's other ways to make a film, but unfortunately there is.

Not all horror fans love Evil Dead because of the humor, at least not me.

I take things from everywhere, and I still haven't figured out where I took [some things] from.

I don't want to spoon-feed the audience, like, "This is the funny guy, this is one you hate, this is the one you like." A lot of movies do that. They don't really give you a choice. They show you the jock, and he's an idiot, and everybody has to hate him. You have no choice.