Top 88 Quotes by Eli Roth

Horror movies are the best date movies. There's no wondering, 'When do I put my arm around her?'

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.

I generally follow my own compass and make films about what's scaring me.

I have control issues. For sure, no question.

Look at comic books. It used to be something that only geeks were into. And now it's everywhere.

I 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.

Twitter is wonderful. You can kill rumours instantly.

When you're making a television show, it's about the story and arc of the show rather than any particular episode or director.

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 you should make movies as long as the story dictates.