In terms of it being a first screenplay, literally, my hat is off to him [Wally Pfister]. I didn't see any virgin blather in screen direction, or anything like that. It was just a wonderfully executed piece, and a complicated one. The mathematics involved in putting this film together, between Jack and Wally, and the great support of Alcon, it was not a easy little operetta.

As a child, I certainly had a fascination with monsters and vampires.

I literally went from being unable to play my rent to being on a plane the next day, being paid peanuts.

The problem is that everybody treats teenagers like they're stupid.

Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate

I am doing things that are true to me. The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.

Not being well-versed in that arena myself, it's a little bit frightening because I'm not very good in those situations with lots of people and lots of famous people and cameras and all of that. It's not my specialty.