I believe that the physical effect, the physical set, whenever you can, is ten times better than the digital effect.

It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.

There's something worse than not making a movie. It's doing it for the wrong reasons. Then you end up putting three, four, five years of your life into it and you come out with a thing that you're not proud of.

If you're doing a big spectacle film, you've got to be mindful of large masses. Even then, you've got to be responsible only to your storytelling.

I love monsters. If I go to a church, I'm more interested in the gargoyles than the saints. I really don't care much about the idea of normal - that's very abstract to me. I think that perfection is practically unattainable but imperfection is right at hand. So that's why I love monsters: because they represent a side of us we should actually embrace and celebrate.

Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge--the abyss.

I don't want to move over to Beverly Hills. My goal is to make the movies I want to make and support the people I want to support. That's it.