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

I always thought what if you took a myth of childhood like the tooth fairy and made it a central scary thing. We did it on Hellboy and we did it on 'Don't be afraid of the dark'.

You only find yourself when you disobey. Disobedience is the beginning of responsibility, I think.

I'm the freaky version of that superhero who says, wherever there is injustice, I shall be there. Whenever there is a difficult project, I'd like to be there.

With supernatural things, I have heard ghosts, but I've never seen ghosts. I do seek ghosts and I would love to see one, but I would crap my pants.

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

Producing is great because you learn.