I think you're only free if you're working on very low or huge money.

If I tried to make money for a Jane Austen movie, I'd get laughed out of the office.

Most of the European money now is off TV, and they're having a hard time now with anything that pushes the envelope.

When you're shooting super-low-budget - we had 20 days to shoot 'Diary,' and a little over $2 - time is money.

I like having to use ingenuity... When I'm pitching ideas, I say hey guys, the real scary stuff doesn't need the big bucks... things that go bump in the night... you can scare someone without spending a lot of money.

So many execs don't get or understand the horror genre, they're used to being involved with story or plot, and when they're in a genre that they don't get or have affection for, it gets difficult.