Somebody said to me, in a very well-meaning way, at a screening, "We love the movie but it's too violent. If you tone down the violence you could reach a great audience of kids.".

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.

The butterfly does not look back upon its caterpillar self, either fondly or wistfully; it simply flies on.

video games are the comic books of our time... It's a medium that gains no respect among the intelligentsia".

I have my library separate from the family home, and every room is a different genre. The only room that I can guarantee I've read everything is the horror room.

Night is real. Night is not an absence of light, but in fact, it is daytime that is a brief respite from the looming darkness.

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