"TheDavid Cronenberg movie Scanners was a massive influence on me. I became obsessed with it. ItÂ’s a very disturbing film.

"At my building, when you come in thereÂ’s a big framed poster for Ephemerol, the drug from the movie. Dick Smith did the make-up and I was a fan of his already because of The GodfatherandThe Exorcist and we actually mention him in Super 8 just because he has been such a huge influence on me."