“I want to be able to still surprise myself, even shock myself, whether...” — Clive Barker Quote

I want to be able to still surprise myself, even shock myself, whether it be sexual content, whether it be about the theological content, whatever. I want to be able to knock myself sideways. Otherwise, what a waste of a life that would be.

Nothing else wounds so deeply and irreparably. Nothing else robs us of hope so much as being unloved by one we love

The thought of making a movie in which the monsters were the good guys was just financial suicide.

I think I'm less and less labelled a 'horror writer'. The books tend not to go on horror shelves any more, and when they do, I tend to take them off.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

If children are given some real content, they can feel powerful with their own understanding of it. I think a movie like 'Indian in the Cupboard' will instruct them how to proceed as people. They can think about whether they would have done something the way a character did, how they would have felt about an event in the story.

Imgur offers a rare place for people to express themselves in a real way without the fear of social judgment. Everyone has an equal chance of sharing their story to millions of people because it's not about who you are but about the quality of your content.

Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content.