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

I've always been interested in the camera and the effects of it - that's what drew me to film in the first place.

I like something where I can really use my imagination and be an active participant in the construction of the monster and usually that's in the world of the supernatural or the world of the fantastic, so that's why those kinds of stories about demons and the supernatural appeal to me or maybe I'm really interested in that subject.

I've always worked with a team of actors and filmmakers ever since I was a kid in Michigan making Super-8 movies.

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.

Every filmmaker knows that when you make a book into a movie, the first thing you have to do is kill the book, unfortunately. You've got to recreate it.

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