Quotes

Great films always hold up. If you can't appreciate the great silent movie À l'Ouest rien de nouveau (1930) and Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan (1998) in the same breath, you are missing a whole lot. The same rules apply to horror films: the great ones will always have legs.

I've had a varied career. Some fans remember me as the actor who always plays the heavy; others say I always play the police detective. Zombie : Le Crépuscule des morts-vivants (1978) had some influence on my being brought aboard on a few projects, I'm sure. I am just a working actor, although I do believe in fate.

[on film conventions] I enjoy people, especially people who like me. Conventions and film festivals are where the fans congregate. I can't speak for other celebrities, but for me nothing is better than watching movies and talking to the folks who love me. Call me crazy!

[on horror films] I am a fan, you know. I grew up with the scare-me-to-death kind of chills every Friday night on Chiller Theater or whatever the Friday night scary movie series was in my home town. I grew up with that, wanting to be afraid and terrorizing my brothers.