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Sam Raimi Biography

Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker, actor, and producer famous for creating the cult horror Evil Dead series, as well as directing the original Spider-Man trilogy (2002–07) and the 1990 superhero film Darkman. His most recent film is the 2013 Disney fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful.

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I've always heard people's criticisms twice as loudly as their praise.

Criticism, Criticisms, Heard, Loudly, People, Praise

Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.

Opens, Possibilities, Possibility, Wonderful, World, Worlds

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.

Another Chance, Except, Movie, Thinking, Torments, Trying

You know, I put my little brother in the movies and he's still in the pictures. My mother makes me put him in the pictures.

Brother, Know, Littles, Mother, Movies

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

Book, Kill, Thinking, Time, Way

I've always worked with a team of actors and filmmakers ever since I was a kid in Michigan making Super-8 movies.

Filmmakers, Kids, Making, Michigan, Team, Worked

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

Cameras, Effects, Film, Firsts, Interested

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.

Bird, Front, Needs, Neighbourhood, Right, Track

I've always loved. . . actually I didn't always love horror films. I started out and I only liked comedies and dramas.

Comedy, Drama, Dramas, Horror, Liked, Loved

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.

Adventure, Designed, Film, Head, Saws, Storyboards

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

Blood, Guts, Talking, Wussies

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.

Character, Like, Make, Scary, Trying

Every filmmaker knows that when you make a book into a movie, the first thing you have to do is kill the book, unfortunately. You've got to recreate it.

Book, Filmmaker, Firsts, Movie, Unfortunately

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.

Hero, Heroes, Journey, Overcome, Quality, Read

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.

Different, Hair, Ties, Way

My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that.

Dresses, Father, People, Told

I had a reporter ask me what it was like to have my best years over so soon. It stayed with me.

Ask Me, Best Year, Like, Reporter, Years

Every picture has been a learning opportunity for me.

Has Beens, Learning, Opportunity, Picture

I don't like shows, I don't like to put on a show, I just really want to work intimately with my actors.

Actors, Intimately, Like, Shows, Want

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.

Energy, Give, Giving, Horror, Picture

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