I think when you get all the money and all the freedom, rarely do you get a good movie out of it or a movie that you're proud of.

Normally a period movie has a lot of problems with the graphics. They look modern made.

Producing is great because you learn.

Movies that look safe are less interesting.

But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The Others, Devil's Backbone and The Sixth Sense. It is a return to more gothic atmospheric ghost storytelling.

I am the nice adversary, the guy that's going to ask the tough questions and is not going to be happy with the quick answer.

I love the creation of these things — I love the sculpting, I love the coloring. Half the joy is fabricating the world, the creatures.