229 Quotes by Eli Roth

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.

I’ve always been a fan of 3D, going back to movies in the ’50s. I was part of the early ’80s 3D craze, which was coming at you in Jaws 3D, so I’ve always wanted to make a 3D film.

The best movies now are called ‘thrillers.’ Because if you use the word ‘horror,’ people’s associations are straight-to-video crap.

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.

I have the infinite galaxy from ’2001 as my screensaver – so if I space out while I’m writing and it goes to screensaver, I can just stare off into the stars.

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 always feel that there’s no violence in a movie – it’s not real, it’s a magic trick. Nobody is really dying. In fact, the people that die in my movies have gone on to become extremely successful!

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.

Pulp Fiction won the Palme d’Or and people said: “Wait a minute, he’s actually smart and he knows what he’s doing!” I feel that with Hostel, any time you make a film like that it’s going to illicit a strong reaction and you can’t worry about that.