My name is Jimmy, but my friends just call me the hideous penguin boy.

I had never really done something that was more of a horror film, and its funny, because those are the kind of movies that I like probably more than any other genre. The script had images in it that I liked.

Some people get therapy, some people get to make movies.

There was one moment, and it happened in school. I had a big final exam - we were supposed to write a 20-page report on this book about Houdini. I probably would have loved reading it, but I didn't, so I just decided to make a little super-8 movie based on it. I tied myself to the railroad tracks and all that. I mean, this is kid stuff, but it impressed the teacher, and I got an A. And that was maybe my first turning point, when I said, 'Yeah, I wouldn't mind being a filmmaker.'

Half the fun is plan to plan

My name is Jimmy, but my friends just call me the hideous penguin boy.

Live people ignore the strange and unusual. I myself, am strange and unusual.