We've got the prettiest girls in the world here in Los Angeles and there's a great music scene. And I learned what I learned about cinema here in Los Angeles so it's always been really important to me as a city to live in and I love making movies about it.

Evil hiding among us is an ancient theme.

You play with everything you've got. I'm not a lover of cheap tricks. I've always loved playing with people, but there's no rule about it. You try everything you can.

Directing is all about storytelling. It's not about equipment, or anything else.

I'm always involved with casting my movies. I have final word on it.

Horror found me. I got into the movie business to make westerns.

You have to fight really hard for a private life, and sometimes you don't have one. It just gets to you after a while. It's tough.