“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.”

American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor

Eli Roth is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is especially associated with horror, particularly splatter films, and is known for directing Cabin Fever (2002) and Hostel (2005). Roth has built his reputation in horror both behind and in front of the camera. His work is closely tied to graphic, visceral genre filmmaking, and his name is most often linked to the two films that helped define his place in contemporary horror.