I was lucky with my first film because it had Warhol in it. That was the selling point.

There's absolutely no point in beating yourself up. Focus on going forward.

I really dislike it when women reject feminism; that's ridiculous. I am a product of feminism. Without feminism I would not be making films.

I just don't think I'm an ideological filmmaker in any way. I don't know how anyone could see anything I've done and see that.

I make unpopular versions of popular things. I make a horror film and it's not a horror film. None of my genre movies function as genre movies.

Punk rock, when I was a part of it, was called 'the underground.' There was something very attractive in all the hidden places, the hidden histories.

Mostly I'm just not American. I spent four years of my childhood here, but I think if you're Canadian you have a very different perspective. You don't think you're at the center of things.

One thing I'm not is a moralistic filmmaker. I'm not trying to tell people what to do, and I'm not trying to lead.

Movies are a commitment. They take years of your life and they have big consequences. That's one of the bad things about movies - you're stuck with the aftermath.

I'm not trying to make the world a better place.

Some actors can draw from their own darkness.

Playmates share two gifts. You are loveable, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

I've been guilty of over analyzing & under achieving.

Do I believe in ghosts? Of course I do. So do you. Deep in the souls of the most sophisticated of us is lurking a fear of the supernatural which all the discoveries of scientists cannot eradicate.

It's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face.

In our world, in our pre-World War III condition, meditation is considered a cult activity and people who practice self-discovery are actually persecuted and ridiculed.

That is the crux of modern conservatism - government taking strong measures to foster the attitudes and aptitudes necessary for increased individual independence.

I want a woman to walk past and say, "I would love to be in a picture with him."

Proper respect to others is the most prudent rule of directing the measure of reverence due to ourselves.

Life is but a moment, death also is but another.

Well, half of half our faction.' 'In some circles they call that a quarter, Mar,' Lynn says.