I really wanted the house to be a character. And I knew, I said, I'll produce that one, but if I direct it, I need to build a house.

Hellboy is the first movie where both ends of the spectrum are combined

I had gotten to the point where I just didn't want to perform anymore - I didn't want to be on the chopping block anymore. I started to want to withdraw and retreat from it.

I only produce movies that have something stylistically different, so that I can learn from the experience of producing.

Ghosts are a metaphor that can be interpreted so many different ways. There's no ending to what you can do. You can make it a fun ghost story. You can make it a deeply disturbing, psychological ghost story.

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

I started when I was eight, doing super 8 films