When I first heard of it, I thought it was a horror film. 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' is such a strange name. I wasn't into the comic books at all.

I grew up reading comic books. Super hero comic books, Archie comic books, horror comic books, you name it.

When I was a kid, there were these great comic books called 'Tales From The Crypt' and 'The Vault of Horror.' They were gruesome. I discovered them in the barbershop and thought they were fabulous.

I was in the first 'Friday The 13th,' and that was a microbudget horror film.

I've never really been a genre fan. I never grew up reading comic books or was a horror buff.

No, I'm not a comic book guy. I'm pretty fascinated with the subculture though and I do think that the world of comic books is such a natural transition into film.