I had an experience in a restaurant one time where there was a large trolley with beef being carved up, and I just transposed different images onto it. Like, what if there was a nice little cow there with a… — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
I wanted to make a human monster. His name is Coffin Baby. The idea is based on a group of people from Pasadena whose names I can't mention. His mother died and during the funeral, this baby came out of… — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
The original Return of the Living Dead, I was attached to direct it, and I wrote the story. Production was delayed. In the meantime… — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
Thousands of people come to LA every year, and some of them just disappear. Somebody gets them. In the States around 100,000 people vanish… — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
I don't know when the Return of the Living Dead are happening. That's been on the Internet for years. — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
The films I liked were European films - Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, François Truffaut. — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
I think the Chainsaw remake is very good and captures the spirit of the original film. It's true to the tone of the original,… — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
Law students have taken over Hollywood. To them it's all about making money. They know people want to see what they've seen before. Also,… — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
I love music and I enjoy creating sounds. I got into making music when I was a child, starting with the spoons and the… — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
The kids are really smart. They are sharp and they're not yet bent over by the system. I think there's a wonderful intelligence in… — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
“the best illustration of insanity is to show normally in an insane situation” — Tobe hooper Copy Share Image
“the best illustration of insanity is to show normalcy in an insane situation” — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
I don't believe in using too much graphic violence, although I've done it. It's better to be suggestive and to allow the viewer to… — Tobe Hooper Copy Share Image
