- [on his work as a film maker]: "I've despised every day job I've ever had. If I actually believed there would never be anything for me to do or think about but an office job, I'd get a gun and blow my brains out."
- On scripting Lee Martin's the Midnight Hour (2008): No one will ever know which ones, but a few episodes have had some very autobiographical elements to them. Ironically, a couple of those have become cult faves amongst the fans, who probably would be shocked to learn those outrageous characters and situations they fell in love with are based on real people and incidents!
- [on Lee Martin's the Midnight Hour (2008)]: For one thing you don't see many anthologies today. Having written 38 half hour shows, I understand why. It's really, really hard to come up with a new set of characters, locations and situations every time. Writing a show like "Supernatural" must be much easier, because you know the characters, how they react to each other, etc. That said, I've always loved anthologies because they stay interesting and fresh. We consistently hear back that people think the writing is very good, which has saved us when the lack of funds has been obvious. People still like a good story and we do keep ours original-no remakes and no variations of films that have already been done. It keeps the show truly offbeat, because I refuse to do what everyone else is doing. I suspect the kids like us not only because we're gruesome, but because we're deliberately politically incorrect. Mom and dad like us because they miss shows with interesting stories. If you only watch mainstream, big budget all-star formula pictures with socially redeeming messages, look elsewhere. Midnight Hour is a Saturday night beer and popcorn affair.
- [on Lee Martin's the Midnight Hour (2008)]: As director and writer I haven't really changed since we started. The only difference is that people listen to me now!
- [on his early film making aspirations]: My first typed screenplay was completed in 1978 after my father hinted he'd buy a movie camera for me that Christmas. His gift turned out to be a set of civil engineering textbooks instead, leading my grandmother to buy me a camera the following Christmas as consolation. If it wasn't for his mean-spirited prank, she would never have paid that much to indulge me. However it was that camera and the films I produced with it that led me to my work today as a producer.
- This is a good bet for working-class viewers. I think it will hit home with anyone who's ever been sabotaged by their employer, railroaded or otherwise blackballed--which unfortunately, is a lot of people.
- [on scripting Lee Martin's the Midnight Hour (2008)] People who watch 'Midnight Hour' regularly think I must have a diabolical mind. I suppose in a way I do, because the ghastlier the storyline, the more I chuckle writing it.
- I've always felt movies and TV should be more interesting than real life, rather than an exact replica of it. The escapist element has always appealed to me.
- [on writing Lee Martin's the Midnight Hour (2008)] We always try to avoid covering territory other films and series have traveled. Personally, I hate doing anything that is being done by everyone else. Always have. When it comes to writing for a series, developing original themes may take longer, but it's far more satisfying.
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