Studios look backward. Filmmakers look forward.

I believe in man. I believe in mankind, as the worst and the best that has happened to this world.

For me, lost causes are the only ones that are worth fighting for. The other stuff is not worth fighting for.

There's nothing that defines who you are more than boundaries, whether you cross them or not, in every aspect of your life, and horror is a really great boundary.

I really wanted the house to be a character. And I knew, I said, I'll produce that one, but if I direct it, I need to build a house.

for in the absence of God he had found Man. Man killing man, man helping man, both of them anonymous: the scourge and the blessing.

You’ll meet her. She’s very pretty, even though sometimes she’s sad for many days at a time. You’ll see, when she smiles, you’ll love her.