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Imagine Trying To Relive Your Worst Break-up, Your Worst Fight, The Most Painful Death Of A Loved One, And Just Really Relive It Step By Step, And Bring It Up And Apply It To The Scene You're In.

It's Very Flattering To Feel Like You Actually Helped Create A Sub-genre.

You'd Be Lucky To Get Tortured To Death In One Of My Films. It's The Best Thing That Could Happen To Your Career. But I'm Very Aware That As Soon As You Put Women In This Situation, All Of A Sudden People Are Like: "wow, Well Wait A Second!" Immediately, People Become Very Sensitive To It.

You Know, The Best Thing You Can Say About A Horror Film Is, 'don't See It.'

'eraserhead' Is A Weird, Horrible Nightmare, And It Doesn't Narratively Make Sense. Stuff's Happening, But You Honestly Feel Like You're In A Nightmare, And It Has Such Disturbing Imagery That It Stays With You Forever Once You've Seen It.