[about the producers] They're always going to trust the director over a writer.
I fell in love with [Se7en (1995) director David] Fincher, because he was going back to the first draft after a long period of development. I did a 140-page draft for another director, and it didn't have any head in the box.
People are going to laugh at your attempt to write a really romantic scene. So what can you do to protect yourself? You can shock people...
The great thing about horror is you can get away with no happy endings.