When You Have No Money, You Need

Horror Has Been A Genre Since The Beginning Of Cinema, All The Way Back To The Days Of Silent Films. I Don't Think It Will Ever Go Away Because It's So Universal. Humor Doesn't Always Travel To Other Countries, But Horror Does.

I Think There Are Certain Subjects I Don't Want To Tackle, That I Don't Think I Could Do A Good Job With. I Don't Think I'd Be Good With... Broad Comedy? I Don't Know. Maybe I Would.

Film Buffs Who Don't Live In Hollywood Have A Fantasy About What It's Like To Be A Director. Movies And The People Who Make Movies Have Such Glamour Associated With Them. But The Truth Is, It's Not Like That. It's Very Different. It's Hard Work.

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.

When I Got Into The Movie Business, Working With Actors Was The One Thing I Was Really Weak At. I Didn't Know What To Say To Actors. They Scared Me And Intimidated Me. The Actors That I've Worked With Who Have Had A Lot Of Experience, Or Who I've Even Grown Up Watching As A Kid, Were Really Scary. I Was Like, "what Am I Going To Say To This Person?" But, I've Matured. It's Fun. I Understand What Actors Do Now.