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Rob Zombie

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 12, 1966

The funny thing is, I'm so used to not caring what anyone says, good or bad, that unfortunately even when people say good things... I wish it made me feel good, but it doesn't.

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NC-17 means that you get it in like 3 theaters. They won't run the spots on MTV, won't run the advertising. It's the kiss of death so there was really no other choice.

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I like movies where you can come back and re-watch them and admire the cinematography 25 years later.

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Once you feel like you're being dictated by other people's expectations, it usually backfires.

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As far as directors, I'm a big fan of any kind of Billy Wilder stuff. Anything he does.

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It's never been about making money.

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I think it is good escapist entertainment even though it's bad.

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Without really analyzing it, I grew up in Massachusetts, so the Salem witch trials were always something that I was around. The average kindergartner probably doesn't know about it, except that in Massachusetts, you do, because they'll take you on field trips to see reenactments and stuff.

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Things like that become a blur - shot at some soundstage, somewhere - that's as much as I can remember.

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I think so much about everything. I'm obsessive.

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Every time I start the next movie, it's as exciting as the first time.

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My goal is to keep making films and grow as a film maker; that's always my goal.

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To me, horror and comedy never work. Never worked for me, anyway.

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When you lock a movie's release date and then move it two months, it's just not good. It's good for everything but the cast, crew, and people who are creatively trying to make a film.

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I don't know that I have a fascination with witches per se - well, maybe I just have a fascination with everything that's weird.

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I don't want to just make horror movies; I don't want to just make any type of movie - I don't just like horror movies, I love movies.

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Just getting movies made is difficult because it takes a lot of money; I mean, it costs more money to make one movie than most bands will spend on every single record of their entire career; it's a huge undertaking.

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You might like it as a joke or because you liked it then, but there isn't a whole new generation discovering Wham!.

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I never made movies that had any of my music. I haven't crossed them over that much.

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My advice: Don't quit. When I got to New York City, I lived so far below the poverty line, because I didn't give in and get a job at 7-Eleven. I think you can thrive in misery.

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