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" I love movies. I mean, I really, really love movies. "
Eli Roth
Mean
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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. "
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" When someone throws up while watching one of your movies, it's like a standing ovation. "
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" I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates. "
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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. "
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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. "
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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. "
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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. "
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" What I've always thought I would do is make a bunch of movies and then stop to teach for awhile. And then just teach at film schools - you know, teach children. "
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" If you are having fun on the set, you are not getting things done. "
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" Horror audiences don't need to see some TV actor they're familiar with. "
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" When you're making a television show, it's about the story and arc of the show rather than any particular episode or director. "
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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. "
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" I think horror should never be safe, whether it's violent or non violent. "
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" You know, I'm from Boston, and in Boston, you are born with a baseball bat in your hand. "
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" I would love to do a musical! "
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" I generally follow my own compass and make films about what's scaring me. "
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" Believe it or not, but I was a camp councilor for three years. I love kids. "
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" I saw 'Alien' when I was 8 years old. To me, it was like a combination of Jaws and Star Wars, and that's the movie that made me want to be a director. "
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" What's important for me is staying healthy. "
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" I have control issues. For sure, no question. "
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" As a kid, my idols were Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson, and I get into crazy races with myself. Raimi was 21 when he made movies, and when I didn't get 'Cabin Fever' made that fast I thought I'd failed. "
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" I think filmmakers, in general... There are some awesome, really great filmmakers - but on the whole, filmmakers, actors, I think they are the biggest bunch of whiny, over-paid babies on the planet. "
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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. "
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