Uwe Boll Quotes

• Now while the German money is over for Hollywood, I still have $80 million to make movies, and we will have two things coming up: less major movies and the price for actors will go down.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Money, Movies

• In the Seventies, a lot of executions via electric chair failed because of technical problems. Seed tells the true story of someone who survived and sought revenge. They buried him alive to make it seem he was dead.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Execution, Problem

• So if you want to have a great video game-based movie you have to keep the mood of the game, use the normal character setup – but you have to flesh out the story and provide more background for the characters.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Movies

  Tags in Character

• Take the hardcore gamers. The characters are way more real in the world of hardcore gamers who have played the game for hundreds of hours. They have the movie in their heads, they’ve built it on their own. These guys are always very disappointed in the movies.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Movies

  Tags in Characters, Game

• Homer is the nice side of Al Bundy with the same intellect. I really like him and Al Bundy.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Life

  Tags in Really

• So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Actors, Way

• Slater’s a big star and he’s been in the business a long time. He’s always in a good mood and easygoing but he takes his character very seriously.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Business

  Tags in Character, Seriously

• I think video games are a great kind of entertainment. They have replaced a lot of games people normally play with their friends and neighbours, like Monopoly.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Entertainment

• In The Name of the King is the right title. To be honest, I don’t know who had the final idea for the title but I liked it and it has a strong connection to the movie’s story.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Honesty

  Tags in Idea, Movie

• Interview with a Vampire was lots of s*x, so I’m not sure.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Interview

• If people hate me they hate me.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, Hate

• House was the first film where I had no influence on the script. I had to buy the script with the game rights.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in House, Game

• A movie like House of the Dead with around $7 million budget or Alone in the Dark with around $16 million budget are much easier to make profit than the typical $50 million major motion picture.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Like, Movie, Profit

• I think Alone in the Dark was too much an action creature movie than a horror creature movie.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Action, Think, Movie, Horror

• I think the Matrix effect is over-used and I don’t do it anymore.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, Thinking

• I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Country

  Tags in Low

• My favourite game is Postal because it is so politically incorrect.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Favourite, Game

• I boxed 15 years in a club.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Age

  Tags in Boxer, Boxing

• I play PC and Xbox games at home, and I just got a PSP as a birthday present.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Playing, Game

• Heart of America is a movie I’m very proud of. The young actors are great and the story has impact.

  Uwe Boll

  Topics in America, Movies

  Tags in Proud

Uwe Boll (25)

Birth:	22nd June, 1965
Nationality:	German
Profession:	Director, Producer, Screenwriter

About

Uwe Boll is a German director, producer and screenwriter, whose work includes several films adapted from video games. He finances his own films through his Boll KG production company. Many of his films are based on video game franchises, produced on a low budget and some are direct-to-video.

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