I saw a picture of Max Schreck as Count Orlok in a book in my elementary school and I lost my mind.
Witches were really scary to me as a kid.
Ben Wheatley continues to be one of the most original voices in contemporary film.
Willem Dafoe is a huge hero of mine.
Certainly as a director you want to be working with people who are on the same page as you and that you can trust and get along with.
When I was younger, I used to think it was kind of cool to abuse actors mentally, but I really disagree with that now.
To be honest with you, the forest resonates with me more, like instinctually, than the sea does.
African Queen' is pretty darn great.
Honestly, I'm a snobby person.
I certainly grew up in coastal New Hampshire, but I prefer to play in the woods than go to Hampton Beach or whatever.
Honestly, if I could shoot everything in 133, I would.
I mean, obviously it's exciting for me to see what 'The Revenant' is doing in the box office. That's very exciting.
The 'Friday the 13th' Jason movies were way too scary for me.
I actually like 'The Shining' more than I like Kubrick, I think. The tension he sustains through the whole film is so great.
I was totally shocked when Willem Dafoe's manager said that he wanted to have lunch with me.
I grew up doing a lot of theater - acting and making sets and costumes.
Parajanov's love for the folk culture is quite infectious. The way that he loves everything on screen, I relate.
The more you try to turn away from darkness, the more darkness is right against your back.
Bergman's my favorite filmmaker, if I had to choose.
The Wicked Witch of the West really scared me as a child.
You've got to love a movie where a witch is your nanny.
Guillermo del Toro is able to invent his worlds. I would find the pressure of having to invent crippling.
