I don't like shows, I don't like to put on a show, I just really want to work intimately with my actors.

I feel the horror audience is a great audience, and I would ideally make a movie that would give them as much energy as they're willing to give to the picture.

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.

I used to get headaches in 3D movies, and I didn't want the movie to give people headaches.

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.

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

I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.