Eli Roth Quotes
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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 have a strong art-history background.
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What is important to me is that people know I respect the business of making movies.
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You know, the dirty secret in the Director's Guild is that the average life expectancy of Director's Guild members is 57 years old. The stress level is so high and directors are generally really out of shape, cause they sit in the chair and they eat craft service.
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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.
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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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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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Horror audiences don't need to see some TV actor they're familiar with.
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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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I can think of endless horrible things to do to people!
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I want people to see my name on a movie, pay money and know they're going to be entertained for 90 minutes.
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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?
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Twitter is wonderful. You can kill rumours instantly.
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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.
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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.
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What's important for me is staying healthy.
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When I go see an R-rated horror movie, I want lots of violence.
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As a kid, I was the neighbourhood baby-sitter - very responsible, always in charge.
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There's a crazy, false notion that audiences are not patient or will not watch a story, that you have to put in a scare every ten minutes. But I always thought that was insane.
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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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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.
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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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Look at comic books. It used to be something that only geeks were into. And now it's everywhere.
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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.