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Robert Englund Quotes

American - Actor | June 6, 1949 -

I do genre films because I like them or because I need the money. I make a star's salary when I do horror because I can still open a movie in Italy or Spain or Germany.

Money I Can Salary Horror Need Open

My dad worked as an executive at Lockheed Aircraft and worked on the U-2 and things like that. My mother was a homemaker, and she was vice-president of the Democratic Council of California back in the '50s.

Mother Back California She Things

I just finished my 62nd or my 63rd movie here, and you know, I do good ones, I do bad ones, I do big parts, I do small parts, I do cameos - but I've allowed myself a pat on the back, because I realized that I've been working in Hollywood now since 1973.

Good Myself Small You Bad Back

I actually am grateful for Freddy Krueger, because the big surprise to me - with that sort of double punch of science fiction TV series and then the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' phenomenon - was that I got an international celebrity out of it.

Science Grateful Me Surprise Street

Some actors get by with behaving, not acting. You've got to sell the effect. I act more in the 'Nightmare' movies because it's not like me. I'm acting, not reacting.

Me You Acting Movies More Sell

I always wanted to play a monster, and I also wanted to work with Wes Craven.

Work Play Always Monster Wanted

We all have to change with the times... it keeps you younger; it's a new challenge.

Change Challenge You New Younger

I used to drive up from theatre in Michigan to Stratford, Ontario to watch every show. I idolized the actors from Stratford. I was very influenced by them because they would come down and work at my theatre and get time on their American Equity union cards.

Work Time Theatre Drive American Up

I've done 'Two Gentlemen of Verona,' I've understudied Iago in 'Othello.' I've done Mercutio in 'Romeo and Juliet.'

Done Two Romeo And Juliet Romeo

I'd rather be Vincent Price than a red-neck character actor. You can't predict what will happen.

Character You Price Actor Predict

Any film you make is a crap shoot.

You Shoot Film Make Crap Any

When you see Robert Englund in a movie, you think he is the bad guy, but if I'm not the bad guy, and I'm supposed to just kind of fool the audience, it makes it a lot easier for whichever actor is the bad guy. So I find myself doing a lot of those, I think they're called red herring characters, faking out the audience.

Myself Fool Red Think Doing You

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