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
direct list
I said to my agent, 'Is there any way I can get on the list to direct this thing?
people criticism praise
I've always heard people's criticisms twice as loudly as their praise.
drama comedy horror
I've always loved... actually I didn't always love horror films. I started out and I only liked comedies and dramas.
want actors shows
I don't like shows, I don't like to put on a show, I just really want to work intimately with my actors.
thinking mind spirit
The domination of one's spirit and mind is not a pretty thing, but I think it happens.
firsts cameras film
I've always been interested in the camera and the effects of it - that's what drew me to film in the first place.
people obsessed critical
I'm too obsessed that the people who say critical things about me are right, even though I'm getting to do something I love.
thinking trying another-chance
I think in every picture that I've ever made. Everything that I've done torments me. I really would like another chance except I'd be too embarrassed to ever really try to do them again and no one would want to see the same movie just done differently.
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.
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.