All of a sudden, Pittsburgh became one of the places where all the movies were being shot... a lot of them. So, now I can't escape Pittsburgh. I can't get out of this town!

A good character is always slightly unexpected, or a character that makes a turn or where you can see the character arc and watch he/she develop... not obvious... obviously a good guy or bad guy.

The idea of living with terrorism - I've tried to make it more applicable to the concerns Americans are going through now.

I don't like all the deferential humor, I think it detracts. Laugh with it, not at it.

I didn't play practical jokes at home. I had a strict upbringing, which is part of my rebellion. I was raised Catholic and went to parochial school, which is why priests and nuns appear in my movies a lot, and I don't have very much nice to say about them.

I really don't know what people want to do these days. It's so hard to read those tea leaves.

I love the islands, South Pacific and all that. But I think my favorite place is probably France. I love the diversity of the country, the food, just love to be there.

In the horror genre, it's hard to find topics that'll really be scary for everyone... to get that suspension of disbelief.

If you can keep it together, you can find a way. I've had a tremendous amount of luck, despite all the frustration... I've been able to stay at home, raise a family and live fairly comfortably, not wealthy by any means.

I like the idea that the monster is in us... somewhere in there. That's why I think I prefer all this sort of transformation monsters, that grow out of humans rather than beasts that are spawned in a septic tank. But, I suppose in a way that'd be human waste, too.