For eight years I did effects for other movies until I got my movie made

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 think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen

The saddest journey in the world is the one that follows a precise itinerary. Then you're not a traveler. You're a f@@king tourist.

I'm a movement Nazi. It used to be my way before. Now, in the last three projects. I found a way to let the actors find their comfort and still find the precision in the show. It's a change in me.

The idea for me is that if the movie connects with you the way I want it to connect with you, you should be experiencing both the horror and the wonder as a child would. From a child's point of view. When we're kids, brutality registers differently than when we are adults. Because as adults, we get too used to violence.

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