Horror has been a genre since the beginning of cinema, all the way back to the days of silent films. I don't think it will ever go away because it's so universal. Humor doesn't always travel to other countries, but horror does.

When you have no money, you need invention.

To make movies you just have to want it enough. You have to have the passion for telling stories. You have to get by the love-of-movies aspect. You can't just be a movie fan.

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've gone through various periods with superheroes. They work in the right hands, but they don't work in other hands. It's tricky. But any movie is tricky. It's impossible to say, 'This is what you do in any situation.

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.

The strongest human emotion is fear. It's the essence of any good thriller that, for a little while, you believe in the boogeyman.