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.

We're in three living groups, 'cause even after the world's ended some assholes still can't get along.

The underground of the city is like what's underground in people. Beneath the surface, it's boiling with monsters.

I try to find inspiration in books, paintings, illustrations and the one thing I try to avoid is just being inspired by other movies, because then you just are talking about movies in movies. I try to talk about movies that are culturally and spiritually a little more diverse.

I believe that pain can be a rite of passage into learning. I believe that the worse thing that can happen is the sin of banality and comfort. Those things are in my movies, but also my movies are quite the fruit of somebody who defines himself as an agnostic.

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.

If you don't take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate.