I was an altar boy, a spokesperson for the Virgin Mary, I was a choir boy but then at the age of 14 I discovered masturbation and all that went out the window.

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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.

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...

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.

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...

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'm a lapsed altar boy.

I'm a lapsed altar boy.

In that, Blade 2 is very much like a rock concert... if it's too loud,...

In that, Blade 2 is very much like a rock concert... if it's too loud,...

For eight years I did effects for other movies until I got my movie made.

For eight years I did effects for other movies until I got my movie made.

Well I think effects are tools.

Well I think effects are tools.

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 was directing before I knew it was called that.

I was directing before I knew it was called that.

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.

I think that The Eye is a particularly Americanized take on horror.

I think that The Eye is a particularly Americanized take on horror.

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 was part of a group that had a cinema club so every week we...

I was part of a group that had a cinema club so every week we...

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

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

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.

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'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14,...

I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14,...

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...