Horror is a reaction; it's not a genre. Somebody's life would have to be in danger for it [story] to be a horror story.

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.

Asking questions will get you the performance you are after far more than dictating demands.

It is OK to say 'no'.It is OK to say 'I will think about it'.It is OK to say 'I will try'.It is NOT OK to make promises you cannot keep.

When people try to rain on your parade, ...pee on theirs

Design adds value faster than it adds cost.

If I didn't even stand a chance of winning races and competing for the title, I don't think I would be that interested in continuing my career.

No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.

nobody means to get carried away in mediocrity, but it happens, it happens unless you think about everything you do, unless you make every choice the best one you know how to make.

I have an incredibly dark, mysterious, witchy side and another side that's very bubbly and cheerleader-esque.

And he is oft the wisest manWho is not wise at all.