Tony Todd

“The ability to be frightening with stillness is what appeals to me.”

“Working on 'Candyman' in Chicago was probably the - I absolutely love this city, this city is so funky.”

“But the people who give me the best reality check are my children.”

“I collect Gottlieb games, and I play classic pinball.”

“When Michael Bay called me, I'd worked with him before on 'The Rock,' and he called me and said, 'Tony, I might have something for you.' I said, 'Okay, you haven't called me in ten years!' He said, 'I've been busy!' I said, 'I've been busy too Michael, glad we could make our schedules match!'”

“When I was a kid I really loved Humphrey Bogart. But when I was in theater school, Robert DeNiro was my go-to guy.”

“I love film noir, so Billy Wilder is like my favorite director of all time.”

“In my mind, I'm not scary at all. I'm channeling my inner Cary Grant!”

“But my career's so much deeper than just horror.”

“I think people are getting more and more - unfortunately - inured to violence. People are like, less sensitive to things they should wake up about.”

“Everybody loves a horror story because it's a roller coaster ride -you wait for the slow ride to the top then speed down with all the bumps, twists and turns.”

“Dude, I've been a gamer ever since Intellivision.”

“I'm just happy that as an African-American man, that 'Candyman' has once again been given the nod to enter people's consciousness.”

“Yes, I would like to be involved in something that would hopefully be a blockbuster, but I'm interested in seeing new filmmakers telling new stories and to able to help them do that.”

“People who come through television, if they don't get distracted, they learn how to shoot fast. They don't get shocked. And if they know how to adjust to that and they think outside the box, then they'll be fine.”

“You know early on when you're given a gift that can keep you sane. That's what acting does for me. It keeps me honest and keeps me sane.”

“Most actors do that. They fill in the blanks. You don't want to play a cipher.”

“It's weird how your friends chart things. First it's, 'When are you going to get a job?' Then as soon as things started to happen, it's, 'We're proud of you. You represent us.'”

“Although we're all in this to make a living, why not make something to make an impact? One day, I'll make a horror film. I think I know what the audience wants.”

“True story - When 'Candyman' first came out, my daughter and I were Christmas shopping, and people were harassing us. Finally my daughter puts down her shopping bag and said 'That's not Candyman! That's my dad!' I will never forget that, because that's when we really bonded.”