Tobe Hooper Quotes

I was skeptical about doing Texas Chainsaw at first because it's such a cult classic. I'd seen some of the sequels and was not a fan of those.

'House of a Thousand Corpses' by Rob Zombie - I love that movie. I really do.

You can't compare David Cronenberg's 'The Fly' to the older version.

I like the original 'Halloween.'

My favorite scary movie was always 'Halloween.' I love that there's hidden emotion underneath Michael Myers' psychotic behavior. Plus, he has the best mask, hands-down.

I did a series of these soft-core horror movies called 'Mirror Mirror.' I got killed in 'em all - and each time, I came back as a different character. They were all straight-to-video.

I did a 'Children of the Corn' remake for Sci Fi Channel. I play the Peter Horton role from the original, and Candace McClure from 'Battlestar Galactica' is my Linda Hamilton.

I sometimes like to watch a good, dark, disturbing movie.

I'm a fan of good horror movies.

'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' is just one of those movies that's like a page of history. You can't really go wrong. It's a prequel. It's not like number three. Which is really cool, to be the before as opposed to the after.

It's just assumed that a horror sequel is going to be bad. It's never going to be as good as the first one.

I think The Exorcist is the best American horror movie ever made. Friedkin was at the top of his game.

The original 'Scream' is one of those classic things, but it totally pokes fun at itself too. It's never taking itself too seriously, which is why I think it's such a cult classic.

A good horror movie should have peaks and valleys, a good horror movie should move you emotionally; a good horror movie should be exciting to watch and energizing in a weird kind of way.

Hannibal Lecter stole Leatherface's mask and ported the slasher conventions into the thriller for the early '90s.

It's bad enough when people are comparing your movie to just other random movies, but when you have another 'Carrie' to compare it to, it's rough.

And in Freddy vs. Jason I like when Jason and I double team Destiny's Child.

This film is what it is. It's a campy thriller horror movie where you go and have fun. With these types of films, you can't take it too seriously. They are what they are.

Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original.

I still think 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' was what they call one of those watershed movies. That and 'The Exorcist' and 'Psycho' were just landmarks for those horror films.

I really love 'Poltergeist.' I think that's a great, terrific movie. I did really love the first 'Friday the 13th.' I thought that was such a crazy movie.

'Halloween' is classic Michael Myers.

'It Follows' is one of the best movies I've ever seen.

Tobe Hooper - he did my favorite horror movie, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre.' It's still one of my favorite horror films.

If there was a horror movie showing somewhere in Liverpool between 1967 and 1975, I saw it.