There's nothing better than being in an asylum, if you're going to have a bunch of crazy people in an asylum, and they're all beautiful Hollywood actresses.

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.

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

First of all, I was a wrestling fan when I was young. Even when I figured out what wrestling was, I was still a fan.

I stopped directing in 2001 for - oh, damn - four or five years, until I did the TV series 'Masters Of Horror.' I had been working steadily as a director since 1970. That's a long time. I was burned out.

Horror is a reaction; it's not a genre. Somebody's life would have to be in danger for it [story] to be a horror story.

Fears are all psychological. Being afraid of death, loss of a loved one and disfigurement are all powered by your mind, and that's very powerful stuff.