I saw Alien when I was 8 years old. To me, it was like a combination of Jaws and Star Wars and that's the movie that made me want to be a director.
Eli RothThe best movies now are called 'thrillers.' Because if you use the word 'horror,' people's associations are straight-to-video crap.
Eli RothWhen I'm filming a kill scene [as a director], I just get happier and happier as we chop up body parts.
Eli Roth