I see my actors as my collaborators.

I guess I have a fascination with the idea of puppeteering. I think, in a lot of ways, directing is puppeteering. I guess I see a lot of analogies between what puppeteers and filmmakers do.

I took a break from horror; I made three ghost movies back-to-back-to-back.

I love 'MacGyver.' I do!

I'm a big movie fan, and I want to make movies in every genre. I want to make my romantic comedy one day.

Whether it's a popcorn movie or some really intellectual sociopolitical movie, I think to some degree they're all influenced by the social climate that we're living in.

For me, the sound design and the musical score is a big part of what makes scary movies work.

I wasn't delusional at all when I signed on to do 'Furious 7,' that it wasn't my creation. It's the seventh movie in a series, for goodness sake!

I love high concept movies, but they can only work if the source of inspiration is really human - if they're driven by pain and strong emotions. Once you connect the audience with that, then I swear you can take them on the craziest journey, and they'll come along.

Not many people realize this, but I'm a really squeamish guy. When I watch other horror films that are really over-the-top with their blood and guts, I cannot watch it.

I think you kind of need to acknowledge that the reason why sequels do well is because people that loved the first one come back.

I think that the first 'Saw' was really more of a psychological film about two people stuck in a room, and the traps and games that fans seem to embrace so much now were quite a small portion of the film.

The 'Saw' sequels went in a direction I wouldn't have gone in. With 'Insidious 2,' I wanted to push a potential franchise in the direction I thought it should go in.

Critics tend to be very hard on the horror genre.

I love to be scared in the safety of a movie theater. It is like a thrill ride; like a roller-coaster ride.

You may not quite understand the cinematic tricks that go behind the making of a film, but as long as you feel it, I think that's the important thing.

I'm a big John Woo fan.

I think crafting a new, effective horror movie is not just about when night falls and things get scary. It's about setting a tone and mood that permeates throughout the entire movie. So even during the daytime, things are never quite safe-feeling.

I love what I did in 'Death Sentence,' but that was a low budget action film.

I think a lot of the Disney cartoons are scary when you watch them at a young age.

Making a movie with people of all different ethnicity, all different skin color and different backgrounds, meant that the movie can literally play all around the world. It's not just a blanket whitewash film like most Hollywood films tend to be.

'Saw' really was like a student film for me; we expected it to go straight to video. I never expected anyone to see that film, and then it becomes one of the most successful horror franchises.

I believe in spirits. I believe in faith. I believe in spirituality. I believe in aliens as well.

I've always wanted to do a world creation story and visually create this amazing, incredible, magical kingdom.