In the case of a film like The Exorcist or To Live and Die in L.A., I saw the whole movie in my head before I went to shoot it. I never did storyboards, or anything like that. I had the film in my head.

If Star Wars had failed, you wouldn't have 90 percent of what's out there today.

Violence is not funny.

I'm not a fan of 3D. But I am a huge fan of digital imagery. Because it allows a filmmaker much more latitude to appreciate their own visions and dreams.

Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest - I will say the greatest

Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If I had to pay money to do it, I would do it... Directing is playing. Acting.

I believe it's true that there's good and evil in everyone and it's a constant struggle to have your better angels prevail.