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.

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.

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

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?

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.

Through uninhibited relationship with God you are empowered to function

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.

When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.

Either men will learn to live like brothers, or they will die like beasts.

More than a shadow and less than a soul.

Le nez de Cle opa" tre: s'il e u" t e te plus court, toute la face de la terre aurait change . Cleopatra'snose: if it had beenshorter the whole face of the earth would have been different.

People love kids and kids like to cook.

and when he moved it was like watching oil spread across a lake, smooth and fluid, almost vicious

Have faith, Ed, all right?' I search the coffee mug, but there's none in there.

Once I've settled on something I'll stay with that at least throughout the whole tour.