I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don't see it as an independent genre that has nothing to do with cinema.

I would much rather see somebody bring something new to a genre than produce something that seems safe.

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

I love the creation of these things — I love the sculpting, I love the coloring. Half the joy is fabricating the world, the creatures.

People tend to think that big things only happen to big people ... I think that is not true. The small decisions we make every day define who we are and define the world around us. ... But I bet to you there is a decision every day in your life where you affect somebody else.

: There are only two on-buttons for fear, in any permutation you want. One is when something that shouldn't be is, meaning a presence. And, the other one is an absence.

The movies that I do are in love with cinema, and I try to show that I am in love with cinema. I want them to be, in other ways, drinking from other sources.