Eli Roth quotes

Eli Roth is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and actor, best known for his work in the horror genre. His films, such as "Cabin Fever" and "Hostel," are recognized for their intensity and graphic style. He has also acted in several movies and continues to influence modern horror cinema. Here are 79 of his quotes:

Possession and exorcism is something that's in every religion and every culture. It's a real primal fear: Is the body a vessel for our spirits? What happens if something else takes over it? Where does the spirit go? (Eli Roth)
Las Vegas is a 24-hour city. It never stops. View quote
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Natural disasters are terrifying - that loss of control, this feeling that something is just going to randomly end your life for absolutely no reason is terrifying. But, what scares me is the human reaction to it and how people behave when the rules of civility and society are obliterated. View quote
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I've always been fascinated by the idea that there's no such thing as evil; it's all in your point of view. To one group a suicide bomber is the antichrist and to one he's a hero. View quote
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I've always dreamed of having a year-round haunted house. View quote
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I think that many people are ashamed when they feel afraid. There's this thing in our society that you're not allowed to feel scared. You have to be a man and put on a brave face, but we all have fears. View quote
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The scariest people are usually the sweetest. View quote
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You know, I'm from Boston, and in Boston, you are born with a baseball bat in your hand. View quote
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I think that horror films have a very direct relationship to the time in which they're made. The films that really strike a film with the public are very often reflecting something that everyone, consciously or unconsciously feeling - atomic age, post 9-11, post Iraq war; it's hard to predict what people are going to be afraid of. View quote
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Anytime you're the first to speak out against something, there's going to be a backlash. View quote
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When people direct insults at me, I can take it. (Eli Roth)
I think in life we get very caught up in the minutia and, unfortunately, it generally takes some sort of tragedy in your life to put things in perspective. View quote
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There's fear in everything, but we can't just succumb to that. We have to suppress it, so we get used to suppressing fear to make it through the our day. Otherwise, we'd become paralyzed by them. View quote
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What is important to me is that people know I respect the business of making movies. View quote
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Movie stars need to retain some of that mystique if you are a big movie star. View quote
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People want to be disturbed when they go see a horror movie. View quote
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I have control issues. For sure, no question. View quote
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I love movies. I mean, I really, really love movies. View quote
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If you are having fun on the set, you are not getting things done. View quote
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What's important for me is staying healthy. View quote
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Twitter is wonderful. You can kill rumours instantly. (Eli Roth)
I have the infinite galaxy from '2001 as my screensaver - so if I space out while I'm writing and it goes to screensaver, I can just stare off into the stars. View quote
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It's very flattering to feel like you actually helped create a sub-genre. View quote
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Lucio Fulci is such a massively underrated director. Everyone knows him as the Godfather of Gore. View quote
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Look at comic books. It used to be something that only geeks were into. And now it's everywhere. View quote
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Eli Roth

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Photo: Bev Moser at https://www.flickr.com/photos/momentsbymoser/, CC BY 3.0
Occupation: American Director
Born: April 18, 1972
Quotes count: 79

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