The writing process is the time where nothing's been set in stone. It's a blank slate, or a blank page.

Upgrade' was a hard one to make.

I felt the violence in 'Upgrade' was necessary because I wanted to show what a computer was capable of.

One of the most crucial aspects of a haunted house movie is the fear and disbelief of the characters, because they don't know what's happening to them.

You might not have the biggest budget or resources or cast, but if you have a great story, people will latch onto it.

In chatting to directors over the years, including James Wan, they always tell you the war stories. No one ever says, 'Oh, I had a great time on that film.' It's always this went wrong, that went wrong.

Like everyone else, I use my phone a lot, and being a screenwriter, my laptop is my life.

You know you've have a good idea when you're lying awake at night going 'someone else is going to take it, I just know it!'

Saw' definitely had an edge to it that wasn't American.