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I've always said if I had to pinpoint what's more important in a scary movie, the soundscape or the visuals, I'd pick the sound.

For me, it's very easy to write a horror movie that's just a succession of scary sequences, but it's hard to find horror movies that have a genuine theme to them that are really exploring some aspect of our psychology and our fears.

If I'm really honest, I'm not a huge fan of scary films.

I think the hardest part about making a scary film is about being able to retain the mystery, especially when it comes to supernatural stuff.

I love scary movies.

I think people would be most surprised to know that I love scary movies.

For me, horror movies are a real escape.

I started out coming from more of a concert music background. It just turns out that 20th-century music techniques lend themselves to scary movies and horror movies.

We think craft is important, and the irony has always been that horror may be disregarded by critics, but often they are the best-made movies you're going to find in terms of craft. You can't scare people if they see the seams.

I have to admit that I really don't care for horror movies all that much. I think mainly just because I'm a cheap scare.