Halloween Put Me On The Map, And

I Stopped Directing In 2001 For - Oh, Damn - Four Or Five Years, Until I Did The Tv Series 'masters Of Horror.' I Had Been Working Steadily As A Director Since 1970. That's A Long Time. I Was Burned Out.

Fears Are All Psychological. Being Afraid Of Death, Loss Of A Loved One And Disfigurement Are All Powered By Your Mind, And That's Very Powerful Stuff.

First Of All, I Was A Wrestling Fan When I Was Young. Even When I Figured Out What Wrestling Was, I Was Still A Fan.

What A Director Does... Essentially, It's Storytelling, But A Director Also Controls The Feeling And The Sounds And The Texture. It's An Act Of Creation, Like A Symphony Or A Painting Or A Story. But With Different Tools.

It's A Very Good Time For Horror. This Business Certainly Has Changed, But There's Still Room For Serious Horror Films. Look At 28 Days Later, That's Not A Tongue-in-cheek Picture.