I've always wanted to be involved in an exorcism movie. But I thought, "How do you make something scarier than The Exorcist?" The answer is you don't. But that doesn't mean you can't make something that is original and interesting.
Eli RothCreative writing and shooting are muscles that atrophy. But when you work them, you become a self-generator who can branch out.
Eli RothEven the European critics... They said Hostel is the smartest film they'd seen on capitalism and how it's gone too far.
Eli RothI think filmmakers, in general... There are some awesome, really great filmmakers - but on the whole, filmmakers, actors, I think they are the biggest bunch of whiny, over-paid babies on the planet.
Eli Roth