Tobe Hooper

I don't believe in using too much graphic violence, although I've done it. It's better to be suggestive and to allow the viewer to fill in the blanks in their minds. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#although #believe #better #blanks #done

I don't know when the Return of the Living Dead are happening. That's been on the Internet for years. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#dead #happening #i #internet #know

I had worked so hard for so long that I developed a speech impediment. It happens when I get tired. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#get #had #happens #hard #i

I love music and I enjoy creating sounds. I got into making music when I was a child, starting with the spoons and the koto before moving onto the piano. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#child #creating #enjoy #got #i

I think the Chainsaw remake is very good and captures the spirit of the original film. It's true to the tone of the original, to the point that it's almost a companion piece. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#captures #chainsaw #companion #film #good

If one sees the American Nightmare first and Chainsaw after that, you'll see it in a different kind of light. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#american #chainsaw #different #different kind #first

Law students have taken over Hollywood. To them it's all about making money. They know people want to see what they've seen before. Also, remakes are places to showcase the new stars of tomorrow. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#also #before #hollywood #know #law

No matter where you're going it's the wrong place. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#matter #place #where #wrong #wrong place

The influences in my life were all kind of politically, socially implanted. And then there was Watergate. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#influences #kind #life #my life #politically

The original Return of the Living Dead, I was attached to direct it, and I wrote the story. Production was delayed. In the meantime I went to London to do Lifeforce. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#dead #delayed #direct #i #living