When the monster has a dimension that allows you to humanize it, that's the route I usually want to go.

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'.

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.

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 believe, as a producer/director, your duty is to create a beautiful horror film that really resonates.

Films are fantastic - they are one of the peaks of human narrative. But I'm sorry to break the news to the movie industry: So is a video game.

If you get bored with nothing to do, you are not a writer ... We are in the business of reproducing reality from nothing. We are the biggest liars in the world, seeking truth.