I think once a Catholic, always a Catholic. You never escape. I still have Catholic guilt. It is in its basis a really powerful religion and a really strong set of beliefs. They permeate my work in many ways.

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.

My favorite novel in the world is Frankenstein. I'm going to misquote it horribly, but the monster says, "I have such love in me, more than you can imagine. But, if I cannot provoke it, I will provoke fear."

The reality is that I feel that fear is a very spiritual emotion.

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

I believe that the physical effect, the physical set, whenever you can, is ten times better than the digital effect.

I thought the tooth fairy was a very creepy concept as a kid. "Put your tooth under the pillow." I was like "Why does someone want my teeth?".