Robert Englund Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I'm a Hollywood kid, and I know that there are only so many stories. Only so many tales around the campfire that we have to tell. Then we have to regurgitate them. Our grandparents' movies were all remakes of silent films - we forget that, but it's true.”

“When I was a boy, I read a terrible article in a big weekly American magazine called the 'Saturday Evening Post.' In the middle of this family magazine on my parent's coffee table was an article about this family that was camping, and they were all mauled by a grizzly bear in their sleeping bags.”

“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.”

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

“I would like to see the technology used to explore more period horror genre works, for example, E. A. Poe.”

“I wouldn't want the pressure of a Six Feet Under or the pressure of improvising like Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

“Many great horror stories are period pieces and English actors have a facility for historic characters.”

“Any film you make is a crap shoot.”

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

“Fear has been good to yours truly.”