It irritated me that my fans kept wanting me to retread old ground.

I'm very interested in portraying homosexual man and woman in my films because I'm interested in their lives and their problems.

Horror is like a serpent; always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can't be hidden away like the guilty secrets we try to keep in our subconscious.

Paradise is too perfect for humanity.

Without psychology, the horror film doesn't exist.

Each film I make changes me in some way. When I start the picture I'm one person and by the time I finish I'm another.

Horror by definition is the emotion of pure revulsion. Terror of the same standard, is that of fearful anticipation.

You must push everything to the absolute limit or else life will be boring.

I like films to have something inside, I don't mean a message, I mean something from the soul.

The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It's a horrible experience.

I wanted to get back to my style of 20 years ago after a long period of exploring horror and fantasy themes.

Dogs are special that way—you can ignore them or yell at them, they always forgive you. —Madison

You think you deserve to be sad, " he says. There is a moment of silence as we look at each other. "You think it is okay for you to be sad every day. But it's not okay. And you do not deserve it.

I believe in living healthily and sustainably, and looking to nature for renewal and inspiration.

Things joined by profit, when pressed by misfortune and danger, will cast each other aside.

The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society.

Everybody has difficult years, but a lot of times the difficult years end up being the greatest years of your whole entire life, if you survive them.

We can do subtle," I assured her. "It's our middle name," Andrea added. For some odd reason Rene didn't look convinced.

I've not taken like acting lessons or anything but it doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do.

Remember God so much that you are forgotten.

I'm currently working on a Mind Siege for youth.