The fairies in the ancient notion of fairies, they are not positive and cute and twinkly.They can be incredibly nasty or they can be incredibly benign. It's a really interesting mythology when you dig into it.

I started when I was eight, doing super 8 films

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.

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."

I am the nice adversary, the guy that's going to ask the tough questions and is not going to be happy with the quick answer.

What is fantastic for me is that the Romantic movement comes out as a counter balance to everything that has been accumulating since the Age of Reason. I think the downfall of imagination as a genre or as a perception starts with the Age of Reason, which says everything else that came before us, all those superstitions, all those myths, are childish.

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