All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life. All those things you fought against as a youth: you begin to realize they're stereotypes because they're true.

In the first half of his career he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction although his work has since expanded beyond these genres. He has been called "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world. David Paul Cronenberg OC FRSC (born March 15 1943) is a Canadian filmmaker screenwriter and actor.