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I don't really approach stories to make them different from other stuff I've seen, I just try to get into the character, into his or her head. Try to make it as funny, as scary or as wild as I can so that I really like it.

From Sam Raimi

R is for wussies if you're talking about blood and guts.

From Sam Raimi

I don't like movies about serial killers, necessarily; it's too real and unpleasant for me.

From Sam Raimi

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.

From Sam Raimi

I feel the horror audience is a great audience, and I would ideally make a movie that would give them as much energy as they're willing to give to the picture.

From Sam Raimi

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.

From Sam Raimi

Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have to kill the comic book.

From Sam Raimi

I've always been interested in the camera and the effects of it - that's what drew me to film in the first place.

From Sam Raimi

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.

From Sam Raimi

Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.

From Sam Raimi

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