From a will: And to my communist nephew Oswald, I leave the sum of 10,000 pounds - to be shared equally with his fellow Britishers.

It's a very good time for horror. This business certainly has changed, but there's still room for serious horror films. Look at 28 Days Later, that's not a tongue-in-cheek picture.

The strongest human emotion is fear. It's the essence of any good thriller that, for a little while, you believe in the boogeyman.

Directing is all about storytelling. It's not about equipment, or anything else.

Evil hiding among us is an ancient theme.

To make Michael Myers frightening, I had him walk like a man, not a monster.

Movies are pieces of film stuck together in a certain rhythm, an absolute beat, like a musical composition. The rhythm you create affects the audience.

We all question our sanity. Everyone has had an experience of loss of control of something.

A lot of it [success] is luck. That's a huge part of it that no one wants to talk about. You just got to be in the right place at the right time.

Horror found me. I got into the movie business to make westerns.

I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note.

Success has more to do with what you are willing to sacrifice than your skills, talent or IQ.

If I never got to make a living doing what I loved, I'd still do it--for fun and for free.

A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me.

Musicals don't get enough credit for being so surreal. It's like an alternate universe.

Build me straight. O worthy Master! Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel That shall laugh at all disaster, And with wave and whirlwind wrestle!

Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.

I'm more convinced each day of the complete unreality of the material world and the supreme vitality of the invisible world of spirit.

The borders and boundaries of hip-hop have been broken all over the world. There's a great scene everywhere you go.

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.

We are all internationalists now, whether we like it or not...