“Most directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles.”
“In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.”
“I don't make a film to make people like it. I make a film to make people think”
“My films are therapy for my debilitating depression. In institutions people weave baskets. I make films.”
“I think of horror films as art, as films of confrontation. Films that make you confront aspects of your own life that are difficult to face. Just because you're making a horror film doesn't mean you can't make an artful film.”
“I never rewatch the great films of my favorite directors because I'm afraid they won't hold up.”