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title: "6 Horrible Quotes By Eli Roth"
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> [Life is a series of avoiding horrible situations until ultimately you're dead. That's how I feel about things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/life-is-a-series-of-avoiding-horrible-situations-until-ultimately-you/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68e/eli-roth-2841_avoiding_life-is-a-series-of-avoiding-horrible-si_1252248.jpg)

> [It's the difference between hunting a lion and hunting a deer. If someone hunts a lion, it's like: "Wow, they're brave!" But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/it-s-the-difference-between-hunting-a-lion-and-hunting-a-deer-if/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/eli-roth-2841_brave_it-s-the-difference-between-hunting-a-li_1347551.jpg)

> ['Eraserhead' is a weird, horrible nightmare, and it doesn't narratively make sense. Stuff's happening, but you honestly feel like you're in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/eraserhead-is-a-weird-horrible-nightmare-and-it-doesn-t-narratively/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/eli-roth-2841_disturbing_eraserhead-is-a-weird-horrible-nightmare_1632469.jpg)

> [When I was 22, I had this horrible psoriasis outbreak. It was all over my legs, I couldn't walk because my legs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/when-i-was-22-i-had-this-horrible-psoriasis-outbreak-it-was-all-over/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/eli-roth-2841_bleeding_when-i-was-22-i-had-this-horrible-psoria_2372309.jpg)

> [I can think of endless horrible things to do to people!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/i-can-think-of-endless-horrible-things-to-do-to-people/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/eli-roth-2841_endless_i-can-think-of-endless-horrible-things-t_2916844.jpg)

> [I think characters are most terrifying when they're relatable. It's best when your most horrible characters make sense, and are believable. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/i-think-characters-are-most-terrifying-when-they-re-relatable-it-s/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/eli-roth-2841_believable_i-think-characters-are-most-terrifying-w_3223696.jpg)

## Other authors on Horrible

## More by Eli Roth

> [I've always been fascinated by the idea that there's no such thing as evil; it's all in your point of view. To one group…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/i-ve-always-been-fascinated-by-the-idea-that-there-s-no-such-thing-as/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [Twitter is wonderful. You can kill rumours instantly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/twitter-is-wonderful-you-can-kill-rumours-instantly/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [Shooting at Quentin Tarantino movie was like a masterclass in directing. Although I went back literally right into rehearsal, started shooting... while I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/shooting-at-quentin-tarantino-movie-was-like-a-masterclass-in/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [I need to eliminate 'like' from my vocabulary. I begin sentences with, 'That's seriously like ' I hear myself talking in this Los Angeles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/i-need-to-eliminate-like-from-my-vocabulary-i-begin-sentences-with/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [ I started the film \[Hostel Part II\]with the girls in an art class and there's a nude male model. People think that women are… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/i-started-the-film-hostel-part-ii-with-the-girls-in-an-art-class-and/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [I have so many different projects, I hear voices in my head - the characters talking all at once - and I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/i-have-so-many-different-projects-i-hear-voices-in-my-head-the/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [I'd love to see us get to a point where you can make a movie and not worry about the limits of the violence.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/i-d-love-to-see-us-get-to-a-point-where-you-can-make-a-movie-and-not/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [A comedy can actually get funnier and funnier. Even though you know the joke, you enjoy it so much, it's the facial expression, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/a-comedy-can-actually-get-funnier-and-funnier-even-though-you-know/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [The point of the first one was that it was about guys being lured by sex and the stereotypes... I always say it's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/the-point-of-the-first-one-was-that-it-was-about-guys-being-lured-by/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [I've always dreamed of having a year-round haunted house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/i-ve-always-dreamed-of-having-a-year-round-haunted-house/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [Look at comic books. It used to be something that only geeks were into. And now it's everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/look-at-comic-books-it-used-to-be-something-that-only-geeks-were-into/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [I was listening to music to kind of pump myself up and get psyched up, like I was listening to Iron Maiden and Misfits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/i-was-listening-to-music-to-kind-of-pump-myself-up-and-get-psyched-up/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [One of the great elements of the supernatural is having that mystery and letting people's imaginations run wild with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/one-of-the-great-elements-of-the-supernatural-is-having-that-mystery/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [If you are having fun on the set, you are not getting things done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/if-you-are-having-fun-on-the-set-you-are-not-getting-things-done/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

> [I hear what people say, I read all the reviews, all the blogs, and I am always curious to hear it, because you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/i-hear-what-people-say-i-read-all-the-reviews-all-the-blogs-and-i-am/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

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