Occupation: Actor Birth: June 6, 1947
I'm kind of like a combination of a red herring and a fake-out..
I don't rush out the first day to see every horror movie, but I do keep up on them, because I want to talk intelligently with the fans about them..
Who would know that by playing a nerdy alien and a child killer, I would have a 30-year career in Hollywood? I've outlasted so many people..
If I'm out in the country or something, I'm still spooked by snakes..
Surfing is real private. It's a solo, loner sport..
Horror has been very good to me in my career. Doing horror films is for the fans and helps keep that part of my career alive..
Horror movies travel pretty well anyway. They're like action movies: People overseas can watch them and enjoy them, and they're not so culturally spe….
People actually were worried that I was going to get stereotyped as a monster after Freddy, but my God, I got stereotyped as white trash for years, t….
Doing a movie in Tel Aviv or London or South Africa or Mexico. It's this great second act to my career, and it's a real good time..
I may be a B-movie star, but I work. I'm an actor..
I am constantly seeing new horror that I like..
I was quite a snob when I was a theatre actor earlier in my career..
When you're on a sound stage and you're shooting a fire stunt, this weird thing happens where the fire eats up all the oxygen and everybody gets a li….
I do a lot of stuff in my career, but I like to keep a hand in horror..
The last time we had Freddy in reality was part two and Freddy sort of went out on his own..
I have friends in New York that won't leave New York, and they're really talented people, but they'd rather take an acting class in New York than do ….
Hollywood is tripping over its own feet..
I do genre films because I like them, or because I need the money..
I love the fans, and I respect the fans, and I want them to go out and support movies..
If you don't invest in the characters, you don't care if they get killed. It's more fun if you know them..
I wouldn't want the pressure of a Six Feet Under or the pressure of improvising like Curb Your Enthusiasm..