--- title: "Best Robert Englund Words" description: "Robert Barton Englund is an American actor and director best known for playing Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies. He has earned a S..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-englund-79707.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-englund-79707.jpg) # Robert Englund (1947) Actor United States **165** quotes in **890** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Robert Englund is an actor from the United States, best known for *Hollywood monster*. ## Quick Facts About Robert Englund Born June 6, 1947 Nationality United States Profession Actor Notable works Hollywood monster Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street ## About Robert Englund Robert Barton Englund is an American actor and director best known for playing Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies. He has earned a Saturn Award, a Fangoria Chainsaw Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ## Awards & Honors Time Machine Award ## Quotes by Robert Englund · Page 5 > [I was trained to serve the writer and director as an actor before I serve myself. Not to say that's gotten in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-englund/i-was-trained-to-serve-the-writer-and-director-as-an-actor-before-i/) [Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/robert-englund-2458_actor_i-was-trained-to-serve-the-writer-and-di_102163.jpg) > [With all the new technology, DVD's, Blu-Ray's, NetFlex, everyone has access to older movies. There is a new generation now of Freddy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-englund/with-all-the-new-technology-dvd-s-blu-ray-s-netflex-everyone-has/) [Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/) [Access](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/access/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/robert-englund-2458_access_with-all-the-new-technology-dvd-s-blu-ra_1522128.jpg) > [I do genre films because I like them or because I need the money. I make a star's salary when I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-englund/i-do-genre-films-because-i-like-them-or-because-i-need-the-money-i/) [Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/robert-englund-2458_because_i-do-genre-films-because-i-like-them-or_1109845.jpg) > [I saw an entire magazine of Freddy Krueger tattoos. Hey, I'm a classically trained actor who was doing Chekhov, and now there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-englund/i-saw-an-entire-magazine-of-freddy-krueger-tattoos-hey-i-m-a/) [Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/) [Freddy krueger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freddy-krueger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/296/robert-englund-2458_freddy-krueger_i-saw-an-entire-magazine-of-freddy-krueg_821831.jpg) > [While I still do a lot of horror, it doesn't feel to me like I'm repeating myself. I like to stay interested.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-englund/while-i-still-do-a-lot-of-horror-it-doesn-t-feel-to-me-like-i-m/) [Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/743/robert-englund-2458_alongside_while-i-still-do-a-lot-of-horror-it-does_351996.jpg) ## Robert Englund by topic [Horror (29)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/horror/robert-englund/) [Theatre (19)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/robert-englund/) [Movie (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/robert-englund/) [People (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/robert-englund/) [Actor (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/robert-englund/) [Film (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/robert-englund/) [Cinema (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/robert-englund/) [Actors (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/robert-englund/) [Time (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/robert-englund/) [Nightmare (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nightmare/robert-englund/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/#itemlist", "name": "Robert Englund Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was trained to serve the writer and director as an actor before I serve myself. 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