I always prefer the big laugh. That is always the objective, especially with a film like Scary Movie 2.

We felt like we had done as much as you can do with the slasher genre. We were trying to find the next group of scary movies that were ripe for parody.

'Scary Movie' has lost its way as a franchise. It has turned into 'Disaster Film' and 'Epic Movie' and 'Date Movie' and that isn't what I wanted. I wanted to do a movie that was just grounded in a reality that went to crazy places.

There are two phases to a movie. First you shoot the movie, and then you make the movie. Generally, post-production is longer than filming.

'Scary Movie' is very broad, and the reality is extreme.

I enjoy getting riled up, and nothing's gonna do that for you like a good scary movie.