I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.

In my everyday life, I can be as square as I want. But when it comes to movies and telling stories, I can't. I've got to be radical, and on some level, that's what I like to do.

That's kind of my ideal sequel - a movie that continues the story, takes one character and moves on, and moves forward with that character that survived with the first one.

There are the horror fans that love the Evil Dead because of the humor, but I’m sure it’s not all of them. Not all horror fans love Evil Dead because of the humor, at least not me.

There's so much stuff going on behind the cameras. Sometimes people think these things are done certain ways and when you watch that you see how hard and down and dirty it was.

Only really good comedies and really good horror movies get a verbal response out of the audience. People will scream. People will laugh.

As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has to be entertaining.

I love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.

In another life, I would love to be the art guy - a production designer or a maybe even a composer.

There's a reason people use CGI: it's cheaper and faster. I hate that.

As a director, there is nothing more fun than seeing an audience screaming and jumping. You are the ultimate puppet master, controlling the emotions of the audience.

When you think a positive thought, you become positive.

Without constructive skepticism, without human progress.

Forgiveness is the highest degree of a trust in a better man

If someone offer you an opportunity to get closer to your enemy, you always take it.

Sweetheart, when you break thru you'll find a poet here, not quite what one would choose.

I believe deeply that every one of us has an individual talent or trait that can be used to make a difference in some way.

It sounds vain, but I could probably make a difference for almost everyone I ever met if I chose to involve myself with them either professionally or personally.

I've drifted in and out of vegetarianism for years.

Christianity demands the crucifixion of the intellect.

Smallness in a great man seems smaller by its disproportion with all the rest.