Well I think effects are tools.

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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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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,...

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 was directing before I knew it was called that.

I was directing before I knew it was called that.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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

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

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.

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 started when I was eight, doing super 8 films.

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

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.