I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue

The other thing that I started doing for myself was, I went through my diary of ideas that I keep and made sure that the translation of the comic to the movie was good.

If film making is magic, there's a difference between close up magic and David Copperfield. If you're doing close up magic, which independent filmmakers do, it is a very delicate craft, interpersonal relationship, and being able to enrapture a very small audience.

Well, the first thing is that I love monsters, I identify with monsters.

Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge--the abyss.

Normally a period movie has a lot of problems with the graphics. They look modern made.

Movies that look safe are less interesting.