I'm always going to judge somebody on their work ethic, and whether or not they made me feel something, or whether or not I felt they did a good job. To me, it's important to try to block anything personal out and look at the performance, in any field.

If you have people that totally support you and have your back, I feel like you have all the confidence in the world, and you believe that you can do things that most people can't achieve. I feel that's really important.

I'm an enormous admirer of Christopher Lee. He's somebody, along with Vincent Price, who I celebrate, and I wanted my movies to show that celebration and that honoring of these great film stars that were unafraid to go into horror and Grand Guignol and the macabre.

My definition of a father is someone who empowers their children.

I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.

I would love to work with Tim Burton. I think we would be very good together.

I don't know if my wife left me because of my drinking or I started drinking 'cause my wife left me.