I don't really approach stories to make them different from other stuff I've seen, I just try to get into the character, into his or her head. Try to make it as funny, as scary or as wild as I can so that I really like it.

My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that.

It's lovely being a producer. It's really a lot of fun and I can learn a lot.

I'm too obsessed that the people who say critical things about me are right, even though I'm getting to do something I love.

Rob [Tapert], myself and Bruce Campbell sat in hundreds of drive-insnot hundreds, but tens of drive-ins, watching these movies and learning how they were made, and we started to make our own in Super 8. And that’s really how we got into horror films. After a while we learned to really like them, and the craft that went into them.

R is for wussies if you're talking about blood and guts.

When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way.