Quotes from Bruce Campbell

My father was in the ad business, and he wanted to be a painter.

I see parody as another form of comedy.

'Evil Dead 1' was never supposed to have a sequel.

I think having simplicity doesn't always mean that you make a good movie. I have a theory that a movie that's easy to make is hard to watch.

A cult classic is one that has been fully embraced by an alternative audience, not the popular audience.

People who sleep around to get roles are frail and scared and most likely without talent. It's their own little horror show that only they can deal with.

When life gives you lemons, throw them at the zombies.

Actors who say they can dive inside a character are either schizophrenic or lying.

Such is an actor's life. We must ride the waves of every film, barfing occasionally, yet maintain our dignity, even as the bulk of our Herculean efforts are keel-hauled before our very eyes.

For a long time I was embarrassed to say I was a 'B' movie actor, ... But now that I see what Hollywood's putting out, I realized 'B' actually means 'better.'

I think the Internet is the single greatest revolution to come around in a long time. It's so convenient, it's frightening. I can definitely see why some people don't leave their house anymore.

Any time a writer thinks he has all the answers to how someone should talk or react or end a scene, it's a spontaneity-killer.

If you have script problems and you don't fix them by the time you shoot, your script problems are now 40 feet tall.

I see the Internet as the next big deal - I wanted to get in on it early on so I wouldn't get behind it all.

As far as my favorite sites, I do a lot of mundane stuff on line because I travel so much.

If I had all the money in the world, I'd still make movies. But I'd want them to pay me in donuts.

Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The twelve-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?

Gimme some sugar, baby.

Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.

You have to have horror that is entertaining, where you can laugh. Most people don't want you to laugh at horror. They just want you to just be disgusted and terrified.

It's smart to have a set of younger actors. People don't always want to look at me. They want to look at other people.

If you go to Hollywood, you've already sold out.

All men think they're fascinating. In my case, it's justified.

There are MAYBE 30 years worth of ideas out there... watch for the feature version of ER in about 25 years... Hollywood has become hopelessly chained to the bottom line.