It's the difference between a parable and a pamphlet. A parable discusses things that are relevant in the past, the future, and the present - regardless of the outcome in the present. A pamphlet, on the other hand, is completely concerned with affecting an outcome in the present, the most immediate present.

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

Your heart is uncomplicated. It knows what it knows and acts accordingly. Greater wisdom is hard to find.

The fairies in the ancient notion of fairies, they are not positive and cute and twinkly.They can be incredibly nasty or they can be incredibly benign. It's a really interesting mythology when you dig into it.

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.

For Devil's Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was neurotic on the shoot.

When you shoot in America, you have huge beams of sunlight in the windows, very vivid sunlight - it's faster in a way.