There are a lot of things I can take, and a few that I can't. What I can't take is when my older brother, who's everything that I want to be, starts losing faith in things. I saw that look in your eyes last night. I don't ever want to see that look in your eyes again.

People who come to see my movies, you're coming to see a drama masquerading as a genre piece.

I think I take what you might call a B-movie story, deal with B-movie subjects, and I treat it as if it's an A-movie in terms of my approach, my crew, my actors, my ethics and so on. I guess that's my trademark or one of them anyway!

When you say fear of the unknown, that is the definition of fear; fear is the unknown, fear is what you do not know, and its genetically within us so that we feel safe. We feel scared of the woods because were not familiar with it, and that keeps you safe.

Saw #‎ Birdman . Such singular, audacious filmmaking. Can't stop thinking about the ending.

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

If I'm hesitant at all about an idea, then that's not the right idea.