I've noticed that when people make vampire movies, they're always determining which of the rules they're going to stick to and which they'll abandon.

I wanted to make an adult vampire film, not something for children.

The vampire movies I embraced as a kid used vampirism as a metaphor that expressed deep sadness and a lot of human qualities.

There are so many people I know who could be the greatest film-maker but who will never get the chance to make a movie; it's all about what somebody is going to make back. There are not a lot of romantic ideas about making movies anymore.

My taste in films doesn't lead financers to think they are going to make a zillion dollars.

I think the reason vampire movies have been so popular over time is that they share so many parallels with human beings.