All of the films I have made, that I have chosen to make, are all about the thin line between good and evil. And also the thin line that exists in ea….

Language is much closer to film than painting is..

I actually find in America, there's a slight snobbery about actors who go back and forth between big heavy dramas and popcorn fare. That always intri….

If I just concentrate I can walk into memory's store and find the right shelf with the right film and disappear into it..

There is no such thing as a good script, onlya good film, and I'm conscious that my scripts often read better than they play..

Ive never seen a more terrifying film than 'The Bababook'. It will scare the hell out of you as it did me..

Personally making a film solely for the shock value serves no purpose to me..

It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves..

I'm pretty bad at seeing new films..

You'll see Dame Judi Dench in a Bond film, in Shakespeare and then starring in her own sitcom. You never see that here with Meryl Streep..

It is hard to do a film that wants to say something because, unfortunately, most everything has been said..

The greatest joy in getting ready for the film is that there aren't many reference points for the journey and you've got to define it for yourself..

There are certain things that happen during the production of, I think, every film, that you didn't plan, and often it's better than what you did pla….

I think the British industry is set up to support British film, if we make films that enable them to support it. If you don't make a commercial film,….

As much as I moved to New York and tried to work in theater as much as I could - I developed a relationship with Circle Rep - make no mistake about i….

There's a lot of crap out there. Most of the science fiction films alone are abominations, you know. They're mindless. So you can't learn from those ….

Films are always different from books..

I never watched a frame of the film until it was finished..

Being horrible in a big film is a quicker nosedive than doing an obscure film and making no money..

You don't have to have all this film stock, you can work faster, and you don't need a giant crew. It's great..

I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors..