"Evil hiding among us is an ancient theme."

"In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum."

"To make Michael Myers frightening, I had him walk like a man, not a monster."

"What scares me is what scares you. We're all afraid of the same things. That's why horror is such a powerful genre. All you have to do is ask yourself what frightens you and you'll know what frightens me."