Eli Roth quotes - page 3

When you're making a television show, it's about the story and arc of the show rather than any particular episode or director. (Eli Roth)
The best movies now are called 'thrillers.' Because if you use the word 'horror,' people's associations are straight-to-video crap. View quote
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It's just assumed that a horror sequel is going to be bad. It's never going to be as good as the first one. View quote
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I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates. View quote
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One of the great joys of life, now that you can afford a nice suit, is getting one for free. That's why I like to do press tours - I always say making movies is just an excuse to get free clothing. View quote
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'Cabin Fever' was very much inspired by 'The Thing.' It's really a perfect guy's horror movie: There's no love story, it's just straight-up horror. And it's so well-done. It moves at a slow pace, but it's really terrific. View quote
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Much of my youth was spent in the parking lot or inside a Dunkin' Donuts. View quote
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There's something very scary about exposing yourself on camera, knowing that you're going to be put on thousands of screens around the world for everyone to judge, but there's also something very thrilling and exciting about it. View quote
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I'm not interested in going after a part. I think if someone wants me for a part and approaches me then I'll take it on a case-by-case basis and see what that part is. View quote
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My phobias worsen as I get older. I'm scared of flying, driving. I'm terrified of sharks. I'm a germaphobe. But I try to face my fears; I do. Well, most of them. View quote
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I think horror should never be safe, whether it's violent or non violent. (Eli Roth)
The film, 'Aftershock,' for me is really about how the minor problems in life that we think are so major ultimately mean nothing when a tragedy happens, when a real problem happens. View quote
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The one negative to horror is that it's always law of diminishing returns. When you go in the funhouse, the ride is never scary the second time. You will never have that pure experience as when you first watch it. View quote
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I have no tattoos. There's nothing I've even been that into to get a tattoo of it. View quote
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You know, the best thing you can say about a horror film is, 'Don't see it.' View quote
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Horror movies are the best date movies. There's no wondering, 'When do I put my arm around her?' View quote
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Horror is like comedy. Woody Allen's comedy is going to be very different from Ben Stiller's comedy which is going to be different from Adam Sandler's comedy which is going to be different from Judd Apatow's comedy. They're all comedy, but they're all very different types and you can enjoy all of them. Horror is the same way. View quote
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When I was 22, I had this horrible psoriasis outbreak. It was all over my legs, I couldn't walk because my legs were cracked and bleeding. Weird things like that can happen to your body. View quote
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I generally follow my own compass and make films about what's scaring me. View quote
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I'd love to see us get to a point where you can make a movie and not worry about the limits of the violence. Then I think they'd get so violent that people would get bored of it. View quote
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I look at careers like Ben Stiller and think that's a great career to have where you're doing movies that you write and direct, and also act in films, although he's primarily an actor. (Eli Roth)
I love movies that are just straight-up exploitation, but the ones that endure and the ones that last are the ones where the filmmakers put in that extra level of thought; after 25 years you put them on in front of an audience, and they'll respond to it and enjoy it. View quote
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A comedy can actually get funnier and funnier. Even though you know the joke, you enjoy it so much, it's the facial expression, you laugh. The laugh doesn't wear off. It could be with you for thirty years. View quote
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Life is a series of avoiding horrible situations until ultimately you're dead. That's how I feel about things. View quote
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'Eraserhead' is a weird, horrible nightmare, and it doesn't narratively make sense. Stuff's happening, but you honestly feel like you're in a nightmare, and it has such disturbing imagery that it stays with you forever once you've seen it. View quote
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