Sam Raimi

“That's what heroic stories do for us. They show us the way. They remind us of the good we are capable of.”

“I've always loved... actually I didn't always love horror films. I started out and I only liked comedies and dramas.”

“R is for wussies if you're talking about blood and guts.”

“Some movies to me are like vampires - they suck all of the energy out of me and I don't like that. I like to give the audience energy if I can.”

“As I began making my feature films, it was a great adventure. It was about constructing something I saw in my head or I had designed on storyboards and capturing that on film.”

“Well it's always been an element of the horror film to show us the gross out. I mean that's one option for all filmmakers making a horror film and it's not something I've found myself above either.”

“I'm not certain, but I have a little gypsy blood in me. And my mother always told me that her grandma could give someone the evil eye, and I'd better not cross her because she had some of that blood in her. Mother always believed that she could predict the future, and she had dreams that came true.”

“I don't like shows, I don't like to put on a show, I just really want to work intimately with my actors.”

“Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.”

“You know, I put my little brother in the movies and he's still in the pictures. My mother makes me put him in the pictures.”

“I like something where I can really use my imagination and be an active participant in the construction of the monster and usually that's in the world of the supernatural or the world of the fantastic, so that's why those kinds of stories about demons and the supernatural appeal to me or maybe I'm really interested in that subject.”

“I've always been interested in the camera and the effects of it - that's what drew me to film in the first place.”

“I've always worked with a team of actors and filmmakers ever since I was a kid in Michigan making Super-8 movies.”

“I think she said I should seek help. Something like that, but it was in much cruder terms. And that I had a fascination with things coming out of people's mouths.”

“I'm too obsessed that the people who say critical things about me are right, even though I'm getting to do something I love.”

“I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.”

“I've always heard people's criticisms twice as loudly as their praise.”

“It's lovely being a producer. It's really a lot of fun and I can learn a lot.”

“Every picture has been a learning opportunity for me.”

“My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that.”