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" I think filmmakers, in general... There are some awesome, really great filmmakers - but on the whole, filmmakers, actors, I think they are the biggest bunch of whiny, over-paid babies on the planet. "

" What's important for me is staying healthy. "

" I'd love to see us get to a point where you can make a movie and not worry about the limits of the violence. Then I think they'd get so violent that people would get bored of it. "

" The film, 'Aftershock,' for me is really about how the minor problems in life that we think are so major ultimately mean nothing when a tragedy happens, when a real problem happens. "

" I have a strong art-history background. "

" Much of my youth was spent in the parking lot or inside a Dunkin' Donuts. "

" When someone throws up while watching one of your movies, it's like a standing ovation. "

" Lucio Fulci is such a massively underrated director. Everyone knows him as the Godfather of Gore. "

" When you make a film for a million and a half dollars and it opens at 20 million, the next question out of everyone's mouth is, 'When's the next one, when's the next one, when's the next one?' "

" As a kid, I was the neighbourhood baby-sitter - very responsible, always in charge. "

" I'm not interested in going after a part. I think if someone wants me for a part and approaches me then I'll take it on a case-by-case basis and see what that part is. "

" When people direct insults at me, I can take it. "

" I think characters are most terrifying when they're relatable. It's best when your most horrible characters make sense, and are believable. That's when a movie is most terrifying. "

" One of the great joys of life, now that you can afford a nice suit, is getting one for free. That's why I like to do press tours - I always say making movies is just an excuse to get free clothing. "

" The one negative to horror is that it's always law of diminishing returns. When you go in the funhouse, the ride is never scary the second time. You will never have that pure experience as when you first watch it. "

" The scariest people are usually the sweetest. "

" I want people to see my name on a movie, pay money and know they're going to be entertained for 90 minutes. "

" I've realized that I can't multitask in the writing department; I can only kind of do one thing at a time. "

" As a kid, my idols were Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson, and I get into crazy races with myself. Raimi was 21 when he made movies, and when I didn't get 'Cabin Fever' made that fast I thought I'd failed. "

" Horror audiences don't need to see some TV actor they're familiar with. "

" 'Cabin Fever' was very much inspired by 'The Thing.' It's really a perfect guy's horror movie: There's no love story, it's just straight-up horror. And it's so well-done. It moves at a slow pace, but it's really terrific. "

" I generally follow my own compass and make films about what's scaring me. "

" It's just assumed that a horror sequel is going to be bad. It's never going to be as good as the first one. "

" People want to be disturbed when they go see a horror movie. "

" I can think of endless horrible things to do to people! "

" Horror is like comedy. Woody Allen's comedy is going to be very different from Ben Stiller's comedy which is going to be different from Adam Sandler's comedy which is going to be different from Judd Apatow's comedy. They're all comedy, but they're all very different types and you can enjoy all of them. Horror is the same way. "

" I saw 'Alien' when I was 8 years old. To me, it was like a combination of Jaws and Star Wars, and that's the movie that made me want to be a director. "

" I think that many people are ashamed when they feel afraid. There's this thing in our society that you're not allowed to feel scared. You have to be a man and put on a brave face, but we all have fears. "

" I have control issues. For sure, no question. "

" Well, anytime I make a movie, I like to load it up with more things than you could ever catch on the first viewing. "