I think if anybody had a roll of dice with a lot of money at stake, they would not want Wes Craven and a romantic comedy.

I like to address the fears of my culture. I believe it`s good to face the enemy, for the enemy is fear.

I came to terms with living mostly in a world of horror pictures or genre pictures.

There was a generation of kids who were just kind of emulating distant heroes and wearing peace symbols, and parents who were thinking of themselves as liberal and removed from barbarity, but it also was the era of Vietnam. I very much was influenced - and I think the whole country was kind of in a state of shock - for the first time seeing the horror and cruelty of war.

I came to terms with living mostly in a world of horror pictures or genre pictures. I have had a few chances to get outside and do something different, like Paris, Je T'Aime or Music Of The Heart, but mostly it's been my lot. And to have created, with a few shocking films, an awareness or a perception of me as somebody dangerous and scary - that can be sold, but trying to sell me for some other kind of picture, like Music Of The Heart, was very difficult.

I think the important thing about staying creative and staying sharp and original is not to look back too much.

As long as you keep the audience on the edge of their seats, either scare them or keep them guessing, you can put anything in there that you want.