I try to think about me, as an audience member, and it [inspiration for movies] comes from there.

When you do a slasher film, you find yourself repeating the same kind of scene, then it becomes not very challenging and not very interesting.

Me, as a moviegoer, before being a filmmaker, I try to think about what movie I would like to see.

When I approach a story or movie, the story is the most important thing.

I'm always on the side of the characters, rather than the side of the people attacking them. I get realistic. It's not gratuitous.

It's always about trying to do something that's different and not repeating yourself because then you lose your creative stamina. You need to have new challenges.

Casting is so important in horror. It's so important to have strong actors to tell a story because, if you don't believe in the character, how can you be scared for them?

In the horror genre, unfortunately you sometimes have the studio tell you, "No, go with more unknown people because it's a scary movie," and I disagree.

Hollywood changed to become a more marketing-driven Hollywood, where people who are running the studios are more like marketing people, and they need titles.

That is the limit of IMDb. You can get into any IMDb page and hack stuff.

The woman of her dreams went into her arms without shame or awkwardness as the boldness of Love overcame them both.

I left the ending ambiguous, because that is the way life is.

Griddle cakes, pancakes, hot cakes, flapjacks: why are there four names for grilled batter and only one word for love?

Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to our knees.

To express your emotions, you have to be very loose and receptive. The unconscious will come to you if you have that gift that artists have. I only know if Im inspired by the results.

You know, sound was still a fairly new thing when I came into movies. And the reason musicals happened is because of sound. They could put music in the picture! That's how it all began.

In a game, there are so many different variables that are thrown at you - the defense, where your teammates are, how fast your body's moving, and you have to be in control of all those decisions.

I am not sexually attracted to women. I would rather sleep with an ugly man than with a woman.

No race of kings has ever presented above one man of common sense in twenty generations.

I certainly don't sit around in the morning making pancakes listening to Whitehouse or anything.