My diagnosis," he said "for better or worse, is that your son is the result of an old pharaoh's curse.

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.'

I am the shadow on the moon at night/Filling your dreams to the brim with fright.

When it comes to art and science, people don't like a lot of either. Instead of being open to it, they're closed off about it.

You don't know whether chimps are going to kill you or kiss you. They're very open on some levels and much more evil in a certain way.

Stain Boy Of all the super heroes, the strangest one by far, doesn't have a special power, or drive a fancy car. next to Superman and batman, I guess he must seem tame. But to me he is quite special, and Stain Boy is his name. He can't fly around tall buildings, or outrun a speeding train, the only talent he seems to have is to leave a nasty stain. Sometimes I know it bothers him, that he can't run or swim or fly, and because of this one ability, his dry cleaning bill is sky-high.

Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me.