When the monster has a dimension that allows you to humanize it, that's the route I usually want to go.
My favorite novel in the world is Frankenstein. I'm going to misquote it horribly, but the monster says, "I have such love in me, more than you can imagine. But, if I cannot provoke it, I will provoke fear."
The underground of the city is like what's underground in people. Beneath the surface, it's boiling with monsters.
For horror to work, you have to be afraid. You have to keep the monster in a black and white light.
I have a sort of a fetish for insects, clockwork, monsters, dark places, and unborn things
Well, the first thing is that I love monsters, I identify with monsters.
Most of my monsters fail altogether to satisfy my sense of the cosmic--the abnormally chromatic entity in "The Colour Out of Space" being the only one of the lot which I take any pride in.
My dad had such a cool job. When you're a voiceover actor, it's a whole different skill - you're bringing these huge, larger-than-life monsters and characters to life. And, also, you have to learn accents.
In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.
Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst.