Eli Roth

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I love movies. I mean, I really, really love movies.”

“I have control issues. For sure, no question.”

“Even post-WWII, nobody talked about the Holocaust. It wasn't until the '50s that people started talking about it.”

“As a kid, I was the neighbourhood baby-sitter - very responsible, always in charge.”

“People want to be disturbed when they go see a horror movie.”

“I think characters are most terrifying when they're relatable. It's best when your most horrible characters make sense, and are believable. That's when a movie is most terrifying.”

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

“'Troll 2' is one of the rare sequels where you don't have to waste time watching the first one, since the films have absolutely nothing to do with one another.”

“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.”

“The scariest people are usually the sweetest.”

“I would love to do a musical!”

“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.”

“When I go see an R-rated horror movie, I want lots of violence.”

“I never put out a vanilla edition of a DVD.”

“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.”

“Lucio Fulci is such a massively underrated director. Everyone knows him as the Godfather of Gore.”