I think the idea was to make a horror film that became a science-fiction film with a lot of melodramatic tropes.

Creativity is very self-indulgent.

I had met Keanu [Reeves]a few times so it was a great way to reach out to him with an actual job offer. He very kindly agreed to be part of it and it was an amazing experience.

I've never really been on a date, because I've been with the same girl since my early twenties, but on our first date, I showed her The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. I was like, "Hey, you've got to see this!" And we've been together ever since.

But once you get down to reality, there's no one to play her and there's no movie. It would be ridiculous.

I woke up one day and I realized I wasn't born beautiful, but my wife was, so I decided to make a horror film about it: what it would be like to be born beautiful.

I wanted to make a horror film about beauty.