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

For me, the sound design and the musical score is a big part of what makes scary movies work.

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

We're not just horror fans. We're film fans. I love action films. I want to do action films. I want to do romantic comedies. I love all this stuff. So, if I find the good material, I'll do it.

I always believe your instinct is the most correct instinct.

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.

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 movies.

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

I think you cannot be too complacent. I think that's dangerous and you cannot take anything for granted.

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

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

Maybe it's not about being worthy, or what you have to offer. If it was, wouldn't everyone be turned away?" -Niall

The polyglot is a linguistic nomad.

The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.

I'm very active. I've got two small daughters and four restaurants in three cities. I'm busy.

I just finished my 11th book last week, so I'm ready to start the next one.

You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.

It's the boredom that kills you. You read until you're tired of that. You do crossword puzzles until you're tired of that. This is torture. This is mental torture.

I think it's always a challenge to adapt something from one medium to another - a novel into a film or a play into a movie or whatever.

I should like to see you try.

Be as eager to break your own will as the thirsty stag is to drink of the refreshing waters.