Bruce Campbell Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

As far as my favorite sites, I do a lot of mundane stuff on line because I travel so much.

I have found it useful for grass roots correspondence (safe too) and for work - I've been contacted by several companies on the net, so it PAYS to have an e-mail addy.

I monitor them when I can, but I am a bigger fan of imparting self-government - to encourage them to develop their own standards that are as high as teachers or parents or whoever.

I see the Internet as the next big deal - I wanted to get in on it early on so I wouldn't get behind it all.

People who sleep around to get roles are frail and scared and most likely without talent. It's their own little horror show that only they can deal with.

There are MAYBE 30 years worth of ideas out there... watch for the feature version of ER in about 25 years... Hollywood has become hopelessly chained to the bottom line.

Trivia

When they created the show "Jack of All Trades" they meant Bruce to play a dashing Englishman in the time of Queen Elizabeth I. But Bruce went to the Producers and told them that since he always played himself regardless of the role, they had better make Jack an American. They did.

Bruce nicknamed his character Autolycus from the TV shows "Xena" and "Hercules" Auto-Erotic.

His two other nominations for any award were for The US Comedy Arts festival in 2003 and The Chlotrudis Awards in 2004, both for his portrayal in "Bubba Ho-Tep".

Bruce audtioned for the part of "Bruce Wayne" for the 1995 release "Batman Forever".

"The Evil Dead," in which Bruce starred as "Ash," was the best selling video of 1983 in England.

Bruce Campbell invented a mixed drink he called the Rum Dinger. Its ingredients are: dark rum, Kahlua and ginger ale.

Bruce Campbell wrote the introduction to a comic book titled Guy Pumpkinhead (1998)

Bruce's immediate family consists of: brother: Don Campbell daughter: Rebecca Campbell father: Charlie Campbell half-brother: Michael Campbell mother: Joanne Campbell son: Andy Campbell

Bruce Campbell appearned on G4s daily variety show Attack of the Show to promote many of the new projects he had been working on.

Bruce's favorite film is The Bridge on the River Kwai.

Bruce was the first choice of producers to play the role of the lead character Louis Creed in the 1989 film Pet Sematary, but he was unable to take the role due to prior commitments.

Bruce attended Western Michigan University, but left after only six months because he didn't want to leave his acting career on hold.

The scar on Bruce's chin is due to a childhood injury that resulted from falling off a swing.

He has been used in several films by the Cohen Brothers including uncredited appearances as a soap opera star on television in both Fargo and Intolerable Cruelty.

Bruce is the son of actor Charlie Campbell and the younger brother of Don Campbell, who has worked both in front of and behind the camera.

Bruce's first wife was Christine Deveau, they were married in March of 1983 and divorced in 1989. He later married Costume Designer, Ida Gearon in 1991 and the two are still together.

Kurt Russel asked Bruce for an autograph for his son during the making of Escape from L.A.

Bruce is Left-Handed.

Bruce is best known for his smartmouthed one-liners as "Ash" in the Evil Dead films