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.

Horror films don't create fear. They release it.

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

The first monster that an audience has to be scared of is the filmmaker. They have to feel in the presence of someone not confined by the normal rules of propriety and decency.

The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself.

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

All of us have our individual curses, something that we are uncomfortable with and something that we have to deal with, like me making horror films, perhaps.

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.

I believe the cinema is one of our principal forms of art. It is an incredibly powerful way to tell uplifitng stories that can move people to cry with joy and inspire them to reach for the stars.

If you think it, the camera will see it.

I have a lot of fans who are people of color. I think, if nothing else, I kind of understand that sense of being on the outside looking in, culturally.

God's grace grant us immeasurable ability to overcome adversity of any type.

If you see something working for someone else, and you are in the same business, more than likely it will work for you.

Thank God for small movies and filmmakers who can make movies for not $8 million. Thank God for $8, 000 movies.

Ah, why should life all labor be?

Winning the Rookie of the Year would be nice but making the playoffs would be even nicer for me.

I unfortunately don't have a stage name, I don't have a celebrity that I can hide behind, so every time I show my ID at an airport person or get carded at a bar, it's always interesting.

I’d be anonymous. That’s what I’d do differently.

It's a dangerous dog that doesn't bark.

Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himself.

The strange thing is I never thought I'd do films.