Horror Films Don't Create Fear. They Release

There Was A Generation Of Kids Who Were Just Kind Of Emulating Distant Heroes And Wearing Peace Symbols, And Parents Who Were Thinking Of Themselves As Liberal And Removed From Barbarity, But It Also Was The Era Of Vietnam. I Very Much Was Influenced - And I Think The Whole Country Was Kind Of In A State Of Shock - For The First Time Seeing The Horror And Cruelty Of War.

I've Found That If You Have Two Films That Don't Perform Well It Doesn't Matter That You've Had A Bunch Of Successful Ones. The Phone Stops Ringing, And After Deadly Blessing And Swamp Thing That's What Happened.

Dad, Girls Don't Fall Down Every Time They Run.

I Love The Fact That A Lot Of My Audience Is People From The Inner City. African-americans Love My Films.

I've Done A Few Interviews Where I Realized That 9/11 Was The Ultimate Home Invasion, Not To Be Glib About It. You Know, Where The Place That You Think Is Safe And The People That You Think Are Safe And Far From Evil Are Suddenly Just Slaughtered By It, And You Have No Control Over It.