Potential Disaster Quotes

What's the worst that could happen?

The roof might fall in; anything could happen.

When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens.

They make Spy Kids, they make Scream, they make A Scary Movie. This doesn't do that, so it could be a very bad marriage. I'm trying to keep this potential nightmare quiet because we're just finishing editing.

His biggest misgiving came from his concern about the loud crash that was bound to occur and would probably create, if not terror, at least anxiety behind all the doors. But that would have to be risked.

But I'm the sort of person who, if certain structures topple, it could all go horribly wrong.

I don't know how I didn't kill any one of my sisters. For this one horror film we were making, I made my own harness for my sister. I wrapped her in all these ropes, but then also put a noose around her neck and hung her from a tree. Now I think, 'What if my harness didn't work?' I'm so lucky that nothing ever happened.

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

There's always the possibility of a fiasco. But there's also the possibility of bliss.

His venture sounds like a banana peel awaiting its victim.