Being behind a camera, in front of the camera, is my own little deconstructionist niche.

In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film.

We hit a stride where all self-consciousness disappeared.

I'm less interested in slasher, and go more for roles that can affect you on a personal level. I'm interested in human empathy in the movies I see, and in the ones I am a part of.

Actors are such an insecure breed.

I think as long as there are folks on the fringe who want to make movies, the indie scene will still be around. I do think it's getting harder to get them seen though.

I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird luck.

I've done almost 20 films and I still worry about not finding the next one.

I would love to direct some day. It's a good job for a control freak.

Pain is pain, joy is joy - you can't avoid bringing pieces of yourself into a role.

I ultimately have faith though, that good films will find their audience.

Whatever you do, do with love to be the success and to find the joy.

Exaggeration is the melodramatic child of truth.

I love listening to music on holiday, and back in the old days, I used to travel with cassette tapes and a boombox.

I go to church every Sunday, which is like going to the gas station once a week and really, really filling up.

With four pairs of shoes I can travel the world.

If I think I weigh too much, I'll lose weight; if my hair looks stupid, I'll cut it. I guess I'm my harshest critic. I'm not easily satisfied.

I am a child of God. I always carry that with me.

Inflation is a monetary phenomenon. It is made by or stopped by the central bank.

O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.

The writer's is an interior world, a world of the mind.