As I began making my feature films, it was a great adventure. It was about constructing something I saw in my head or I had designed on storyboards and capturing that on film.

Well it's always been an element of the horror film to show us the gross out. I mean that's one option for all filmmakers making a horror film and it's not something I've found myself above either.

That's what heroic stories do for us. They show us the way. They remind us of the good we are capable of.

I've always made sequels, even when I was making Super 8 movies if the audience liked it.

I'm not certain, but I have a little gypsy blood in me. And my mother always told me that her grandma could give someone the evil eye, and I'd better not cross her because she had some of that blood in her. Mother always believed that she could predict the future, and she had dreams that came true.

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

I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.