Tom Savini Quotes

I actually turned down Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) to do The Burning (1981) because Jason was running around in Part 2 and as you know, there is no Jason. Jason was a kid that died in the first movie. If you watch a `Friday the 13th` movie past part one, you`re stupid. `Cause there`s no Jason. There shouldn`t be a Jason.

(When asked if his Vietnam experiences influence his makeup effects): "I get asked that question a lot. I did see a lot of first hand anatomically correct gore and I think the most important part of that was if we create a dead body or situation there`s a certain feeling you get from seeing the real thing. If I`m creating a gory effect and I don`t get the same feeling when I saw the real stuff, I`m not satisfied."

I think of (special effects) as magic tricks, as illusion,

Everyone thinks Tom Savini doesn`t like something unless there`s blood and gore. That`s stupid. My favorite movies are love stories.

Film is a truly magical medium. You can create illusions of reality, make people think they`ve seen things that they really haven`t -- like blowing a guy`s head off with a shotgun.

(Unlike movie special effects, where the viewer sees the perfect take of an effect, creating special effects for a live haunted attraction is a more sustained and drawn out effort.) It has to be right there in front of you, like a three-act play, ... You have to think it through from beginning to end. You want to fool a live person in front of you.