The Simple-minded Always Look For Something -

For Me, The Scariest Thing About A Serial Killer Is That There's Somebody Who Lives Next Door To You, Running Power Tools Late Into The Night, And You Don't Know He Has A Refrigerator Full Of Penises.

When You Go And You Tell A Studio And That It's An Ensemble, That Doesn't Mean A Lot To Them. But, My Hats Off To Paramount And Warner Brothers, Because When We Told Them That These Were The Kinds Of People That We Want To Get, Across The Board, They Were Unbelieveably Enthusiastic About It.

It's Based Not Only On What It Played Like In The Theater, But It's Also Knowing That Certain Things Play Differently In A Home Theater Environment. You Have Different Expectations When You're Sitting With 700 People Than When You're Sitting With Your Friends Or Family. It's Just A Different World.

How Do You Shoot A 150-day Movie? You Shoot It One Day At A Time.

When You Cast Somebody You Cast Them Not Only For... I Look For An Inherent Kind Of Quality. You Are Going To Be Shooting 14 Hour Days And You Are Going To Be Tired. You Are Going To Not Necessarily Be Able To Conjure Armor Or A Façade Every Single Moment.