Survival often feels like an indignity.

I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue

I have "fat-guy syndrome." If they give me $50 million to make a movie, I'll try to make it look like it cost a hundred. If they give me $60 million, I'll try to make it look like it cost $120.

Hellboy is the first movie where both ends of the spectrum are combined

I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others

Screenplay is the toughest form of writing for me, because you need to be in present tense. You need to be describing things as they occur.

The only true immortality is when you don't care if you die. The moment you stop giving credence to gain is when you become invulnerable to pain.