The best scary movies have great humor in them and a great story.

I love all of mythology and rules pertaining to all of the monsters, but I like to go the extra step.

I wanted to make a small movie about a guy and a girl on the beach, but then I thought, wouldn't it be cool if a werewolf was there?

We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more.

The holy writings are my greatest inspiration.

He found his voice in the silences, where he could sing as loud and as long as he wanted with no one to complain of it.

Storytellers don't show, they tell. I'm sticking with that.

I'm a believer in what your record is. I am what my record is - some of it good, some of it bad, some of it hard to tell.

Damn it, when I'm bombastic, I have my reasons. I want to be bombastic-take it or leave it.

The Gospel net never breaks; whosoever will may come

How do I feel about war? Well anybody I guess, I hope, I don't like it.

My childhood was bad. No father. Mother was greedy and brought me up awful - never made me breakfast once. I don't want to get started. One story is worse than another.

Raising children was not designed for single parents. (Which is why divorce was such a taboo prior to birth control).