I was part of a group that had a cinema club so every week we would project two or three movies on 16 or 35mm.

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For Devil's Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was...

For Devil's Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was...

I was directing before I knew it was called that.

I was directing before I knew it was called that.

I'm a lapsed altar boy.

I'm a lapsed altar boy.

I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen.

I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen.

They're getting more and more experience on what to expect, and the Hellboy audience is...

They're getting more and more experience on what to expect, and the Hellboy audience is...

Hellboy is the first movie where both ends of the spectrum are combined.

Hellboy is the first movie where both ends of the spectrum are combined.

I was an altar boy, a spokesperson for the Virgin Mary, I was a choir...

I was an altar boy, a spokesperson for the Virgin Mary, I was a choir...

There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like...

There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like...

Well, the first thing is that I love monsters, I identify with monsters.

Well, the first thing is that I love monsters, I identify with monsters.

I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by...

I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by...

The other thing that I started doing for myself was, I went through my diary...

The other thing that I started doing for myself was, I went through my diary...

I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don't see it as an independent...

I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don't see it as an independent...

I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others.

I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others.

When I was a teenager there was no video in my country. Betamax came to...

When I was a teenager there was no video in my country. Betamax came to...

What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.

What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.

But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The...

But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The...

I think there are movies that are so gigantic that you need a second unit.

I think there are movies that are so gigantic that you need a second unit.

I started when I was eight, doing super 8 films.

I started when I was eight, doing super 8 films.

Well I think effects are tools.

Well I think effects are tools.

It's only in modern times that we have come to glorify vampirism.

It's only in modern times that we have come to glorify vampirism.