87 Quotes by Robert Englund

While I still do a lot of horror, it doesn't feel to me like I'm repeating myself. I like to stay interested. I'm kind of turning into one of those elder statesmen, like a Vincent Price or a Donald Pleasence. I like to think of myself alongside those guys.

We all have to change with the times... it keeps you younger; it's a new challenge.

What's great about Freddy in this is when he gets to comment and manipulate the back stories and the fears of the characters - especially with Jason.

The roughest make-up I ever wore was for 'Phantom of the Opera' because the phantom's face was all disfigured, and he's trying to pass in public so he can attend his beloved opera. That was make-up over make-up.

Sometimes jobs are jobs, and when you guest star on television, you're also working with a guest director. You're the new kid on the block, because everyone else is already in the ensemble.

Any film you make is a crap shoot.

As an actor, you need everything you can get to be truly scary and truly memorable.

As a jobbing actor, you can't afford to be choosy; if you're typed, you're generally working. I still feel that way, and the thing is, even within the horror genre, I now get to play all kinds of different roles.

You're going to have to surrender a little bit to the contrivance of how Freddy and Jason get together.