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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. "

Eli Roth

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Life

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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. "

" Look at comic books. It used to be something that only geeks were into. And now it's everywhere. "

" Believe it or not, but I was a camp councilor for three years. I love kids. "

" I need to eliminate 'like' from my vocabulary. I begin sentences with, 'That's seriously like... ' I hear myself talking in this Los Angeles high-school student kind of way, and I hate it. "

" The best movies now are called 'thrillers.' Because if you use the word 'horror,' people's associations are straight-to-video crap. "

" I get a little too obsessive with work. "

" What's important for me is staying healthy. "

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Important

" '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. "

" Horror audiences don't need to see some TV actor they're familiar with. "

" When you're making a television show, it's about the story and arc of the show rather than any particular episode or director. "

" Much of my youth was spent in the parking lot or inside a Dunkin' Donuts. "

" As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors, you have to teach them how to act. "

" Horror movies are the best date movies. There's no wondering, 'When do I put my arm around her?' "

" I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates. "

" Movie stars need to retain some of that mystique if you are a big movie star. "

" For a long time, I had a crazy girl dating habit. "

" I never put out a vanilla edition of a DVD. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have no tattoos. There's nothing I've even been that into to get a tattoo of it. "

" Some disaster movies look like you're watching someone else play video games. They're fun but it's not real. "

" When people direct insults at me, I can take it. "

" I generally follow my own compass and make films about what's scaring me. "

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Own

Make

" 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. "

" Chile could work as a double for L.A.; it's very production-friendly and there's terrific talent down there. "

" When you make a film for a million and a half dollars and it opens at 20 million, the next question out of everyone's mouth is, 'When's the next one, when's the next one, when's the next one?' "