I think the financial restraint really pushes me as a director to be more creative with the way I shoot the film..

There's really no reason to rehash something that you've already seen..

If your franchise has been around for awhile you have to find ways to keep it fresh..

You know music and sound design can be very powerful with how you use it but also the absence of sound can say a lot as well..

I've always said that with a lot of the horror franchises that I've started, it's like directing a pilot. I come in, I direct the first movie and all….

If I'm smart as an artist, I wouldn't be a snob and turn it down, because I'd look at it and go, this is great stuff, but I definitely do want to exp….

I don't like talking about sequels or spinoffs or franchise until they actually happen, until they actually work with the audience..

I'm a big movie fan, and I want to make movies in every genre. I want to make my romantic comedy one day..

Whether it's a popcorn movie or some really intellectual sociopolitical movie, I think to some degree they're all influenced by the social climate th….

I generally go into a movie with a very strong vision, with how I want to make the film, how I want to shoot the film, how I want to edit the movie, ….

I always try to better myself with every movie I make. I don't take anything sitting back and so I try to learn from every film I make and carry that….

What makes horror movies work is the idea that "oh my God, what would I do if I were in that situation? How would I get out of that alive? What would….

We think craft is important, and the irony has always been that horror may be disregarded by critics, but often they are the best-made movies you're ….

Your actors need to trust you as a director, but normally, I think you just need to have an open communication between the actors and the director. I….

I think it's good for the fans, as well, because they get to connect with you directly. You know, in the old days, if I wanted to, like, write to (St….

I always believe your instinct is the most correct instinct..

I think you can say a lot with the movement of your camera but you can also say a lot by keeping it still..

The whole wide world scares me! Seriously. I think what happens in our world is so much more frightening than anything I can come up with in my movie….

Not many people realize this, but I'm a really squeamish guy. When I watch other horror films that are really over-the-top with their blood and guts,….

Marketing has taken such a complete shift, thanks to the internet..

I think storytelling is storytelling. It doesn't matter what format it's shot on..