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Ask Bruce Campbell

You seem unique in the film industry as someone who, although successful and respected by millions of fans, always seems to have his feet on the ground. How? (and have you ever thrown a "star" tantrum?) Phil Askey
Well, I'll throw a tanty, or, as they used to say in New Zealand, "spit the dummy", if I think there's something to really protest, but the trick is to try and head off the elements that would create a tantrum. If there's a director you think is an idiot, don't work with him! If the script is really a problem, say no! That's the only way to make it work. You have to get a lot of things clear ahead of time. I think that just comes with knowing how a movie is made, which is why I recommend every actor go to Filmmaker Bootcamp, so they know how the process works. I think having done more things than just act has given me a better view of the world.

What do you least like being asked? Daniel Webb
Oh, you know, probably the "Evil Dead 4" sort of stuff, but only because I've heard it so many times. I don't take issue with that person asking it, because I can understand their interest, but the last movie was 11 years ago, so it's not like it's on a freight train to getting done. And now that Sam Raimi is doing "Spider-Man 2", it's going to be a while.

What are questions that you like to be asked, and could you answer a couple of them? Haydar Talib
Oh, um, well the funny thing is, most people never ask about my craft, which I find fascinating. I had an interview one time, back in 1987, in a small cable show in Oklahoma city, and he was the only guy who asked me things like, "How do you learn your lines?" and "What time do you have to get up in the morning?" and "How does it all work?" I fumbled through the interview because I'd never answered the questions before. Most people don't ask questions about an actor's craft, they'll ask, what car does he drive, what's in his CD player? That sort of thing.

Your book is called "If Chins Could Kill'. If you could kill anyone with your chin (or at least wound them a bit) who would it be and why? Dave Smith
I would kill anyone in the film industry who is pretentious and I'd kill anyone in the film industry who thumbs their nose at the B-movie industry, because that's the farm team… You pick from the B-movies and put them in the A-movies, that's how it works. B-movie actors used to have long-term contracts because that's how studios would test these stars out. So, A-movies can laugh or thumb their noses at B-movies all they want, but that's where everybody comes from - including James Cameron, who directed "Piranha 2".

Are you happy being a cult film hero or would you have preferred to have more mainstream success? Harmeet Bhandal
I'm pretty happy with this situation, because it allows me to live in a different state, and live a quiet, pretty normal life as a result, but I can still squeak a living out.

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