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.

I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don't see it as an independent genre that has nothing to do with cinema.

They're getting more and more experience on what to expect, and the Hellboy audience is such a faithful and fanatic audience as I am, and you have to really be very open about what you do

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.

You need to adjust your compass to an obtainable goal.

I think that The Eye is a particularly Americanized take on horror

The saddest journey in the world is the one that follows a precise itinerary. Then you're not a traveler. You're a f@@king tourist.