In my everyday life, I can be as square as I want. But when it comes to movies and telling stories, I can't. I've got to be radical, and on some level, that's what I like to do.

As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has to be entertaining.

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

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.

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

I really don't like to go for the stereotypes. I try to give you characters that you don't know until you get to know them, and [decide] how you should feel about them.

What some of the early horror genre masters knew, and what I know, is that the audience are perverts, but in the best possible way.