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

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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...

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.

I'm a lapsed altar boy.

I'm a lapsed altar boy.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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,...

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 was directing before I knew it was called that.

I was directing before I knew it was called that.

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...

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...

Well I think effects are tools.

Well I think effects are tools.

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'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,...

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...