My grandparents were classic Indian grandparents. My grandmother would put so much powder on her face that it was like a Kabuki play and she'd come down the stairs. I was like 8 or 9 years old. My grandfather apparently had no teeth because he would take out his teeth and put them in a glass, and then he would try to scare me with it. I started to try to scare them when I was a little older.

Most of the time, I don't watch classics with anybody. I have to be by myself. That's my classroom.

I had a desire to do TV and wanted to get in, in the right way, knowing that I was going to learn a lot, along the way.

I'm so consistent that my director's cuts are usually 20-25 minutes longer than the released version of the movies.

I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.

Giving should be a part of your routine, just like working out, eating, and sleeping.

Filmmakers have to find the right materials to match their [voice].