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" What I've always thought I would do is make a bunch of movies and then stop to teach for awhile. And then just teach at film schools - you know, teach children. "

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" There's fear in everything, but we can't just succumb to that. We have to suppress it, so we get used to suppressing fear to make it through the our day. Otherwise, we'd become paralyzed by them. "

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" For a long time, I had a crazy girl dating habit. "

" If someone gets up and walks out of the movie, it means it's really affected them. "

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" Some disaster movies look like you're watching someone else play video games. They're fun but it's not real. "

" Horror movies are the best date movies. There's no wondering, 'When do I put my arm around her?' "

" Chile could work as a double for L.A.; it's very production-friendly and there's terrific talent down there. "

" I've always been fascinated by the idea that there's no such thing as evil; it's all in your point of view. To one group a suicide bomber is the antichrist and to one he's a hero. "

" Movie stars need to retain some of that mystique if you are a big movie star. "

" I never put out a vanilla edition of a DVD. "

" I have no tattoos. There's nothing I've even been that into to get a tattoo of it. "

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

" Creative writing and shooting are muscles that atrophy. But when you work them, you become a self-generator who can branch out. "

" When I was 22, I had this horrible psoriasis outbreak. It was all over my legs, I couldn't walk because my legs were cracked and bleeding. Weird things like that can happen to your body. "

" As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors, you have to teach them how to act. "

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

" I have so many different projects, I hear voices in my head - the characters talking all at once - and I have to write to make them stop. "

" Natural disasters are terrifying - that loss of control, this feeling that something is just going to randomly end your life for absolutely no reason is terrifying. But, what scares me is the human reaction to it and how people behave when the rules of civility and society are obliterated. "

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

" I love movies that are just straight-up exploitation, but the ones that endure and the ones that last are the ones where the filmmakers put in that extra level of thought; after 25 years you put them on in front of an audience, and they'll respond to it and enjoy it. "

" Believe it or not, but I was a camp councilor for three years. I love kids. "

" '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. "

" Everyone is so terrified of being labeled a racist. "

" 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. "

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

" Anytime you're the first to speak out against something, there's going to be a backlash. "

" Twitter is wonderful. You can kill rumours instantly. "

" You know, I'm from Boston, and in Boston, you are born with a baseball bat in your hand. "

" I would love to do a musical! "

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

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" 'Beatrice Cenci' was an amazing film. If it were released today it'd win Best Picture. It's so well done, it's so contemporary, and the filmmaking is so smart. "