Sam Raimi
Sam Raimi
Samuel M "Sam" Raimiis an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor, famous for creating the cult horror Evil Dead series, as well as directing the original Spider-Man trilogyand the 1990 superhero film Darkman. His most recent work is 2013's Disney fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth23 October 1959
CityRoyal Oak, MI
CountryUnited States of America
students film i-realized
I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
way stories heroic
That's what heroic stories do for us. They show us the way. They remind us of the good we are capable of.
hair ties different
Nowadays everyone's got the nose rings and the colored hair, so for me to wear the suit and tie is a different way to go.
track bird needs
I like a good mono track, it's right up front. I don't need all the surrounds telling me there are birds in the neighbourhood.
imagination stories use
I like something where I can really use my imagination and be an active participant in the construction of the monster and usually that's in the world of the supernatural or the world of the fantastic, so that's why those kinds of stories about demons and the supernatural appeal to me or maybe I'm really interested in that subject.
thinking track sound
I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound,
father people dresses
My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that.
made audience ifs
I've always made sequels, even when I was making Super 8 movies if the audience liked it.
world wonderful possibility
Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.
adventure saws film
As I began making my feature films, it was a great adventure. It was about constructing something I saw in my head or I had designed on storyboards and capturing that on film.
years best-year ask-me
I had a reporter ask me what it was like to have my best years over so soon. It stayed with me.
hero journey quality
When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way.
movies suck vampires
Some movies to me are like vampires - they suck all of the energy out of me and I don't like that. I like to give the audience energy if I can.
american-director
I think she said I should seek help. Something like that, but it was in much cruder terms. And that I had a fascination with things coming out of people's mouths.