A biography for Eli Rothhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“Horror audiences don't need to see some TV actor they're familiar with.”
“Life is a series of avoiding horrible situations until ultimately you're dead. That's how I feel about things.”
“I have no tattoos. There's nothing I've even been that into to get a tattoo of it.”
“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.”
“Everyone is so terrified of being labeled a racist.”
“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.”
“Anytime you're the first to speak out against something, there's going to be a backlash.”