At some point, in order to gain his identity, the kid goes "I'm not my dad" or "I'm not my mom."

I think part of making movies is dealing with restrictions of freedom and budget. I'd rather deal with restrictions of budget. It's better to feel free within any budget.

Awareness of insanity does not make one any less insane. Awareness of drowning does not make one any less of a drowning person--it only adds the burden of panic

You can always go back to not making any money, and then you get the freedom. And I'm going to continue doing it, because it really is a fantastic sense of liberation.

I love the idea of creating a sort of nuanced portrait of kids that they're not all perfect. They're kind of misfits but not in a picturesque, hip way, they're really, really kids that are not entirely great.

For horror to work, you have to be afraid. You have to keep the monster in a black and white light.

As a first-time director, you cannot have final cut. But as a producer, you can have final cut.