Exorcist Quotes

When I was 13 I asked my mother if it was possible for this to end - I'd had enough of it. And that was right about the time that we got a call for The Exorcist interview. - Linda Blair

The problem with The Exorcist was that I wasn't holding any cards. They paid me for the movie, so they own the movie. It's like if you made this chair and I buy it from you. You want me to sit on the chair, and I want to put it in my fireplace. What are you gonna do? Time to go off and make another chair. - Paul Schrader

The possessed kid in 'The Exorcist,' whose head spins around. - Al Goldman

The leaders of the Catholic Church endorsed The Exorcist ; virtually promoted it as much as they could. The Cardinals of New York and Los Angeles and Chicago and the other big cities, all over the world, they endorsed it because it represents a literal depiction of the Roman ritual of exorcism which still exists in the Catholic faith. It's still there. The power of faith to drive out demons. And this film showed that and they embraced it. - William Friedkin

The greatest misconception about horror fans is that they just love gore. They love the things that horror cinema can do that they can't get anywhere else, and I think to really frighten a contemporary audience, you just can't do that with special effects and sound and camera tricks, ... You can't out-'Exorcist' 'The Exorcist,' so you sort of have to almost go under it in a sense. - The Brothers Grimm

The Exorcist has been a very interesting cross to bear. - Linda Blair

The Exorcist doesn't get me, but The Omen does. - Ethan Embry

One of the reasons I don't have kids is because I think people would have been very unfair to them. Think of it. You're still asking me questions about The Exorcist. - Linda Blair

No matter how much he wants it, he can't be a normal human anymore. *about Rin* - Yukio Okumura