Everything in this room is edible. Even I'm edible. But, that would be called canibalism. It is looked down upon in most societies.

There's something about taking a classic movie that people love and doing another version of that, you're setting yourself up for a mistake.

Mayor: How horrible our Christmas will be! Jack Skellington: *No.* [the Mayor switches to his upset face] Jack Skellington: How *jolly*! Mayor: Oh. How *jolly* our Christmas will be.

Minister: Welcome, brother! Do you reject Satan and all his works? Bunny Breckinridge: Sure.

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

People told me I couldn't kill Nicholson, so I cast him in two roles and killed him off twice.

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.'