Bruce Campbell reveals why he wanted role on ‘Hysteria!’ despite hating the ‘80s
nypost.comBruce Campbell has a formula when it comes to picking which roles he wants to pursue.“As you get to be an old actor, all you care about is good writing,” the Hollywood icon, 66, exclusively told The Post. “Because as a young actor, you don’t even know what good writing is.
You get the part, you’re so excited, and you’ll say any line of dialog that anybody writes. And as you get more experience, you start to identify what’s actually a well-written piece.”When it came to starring in the new Peacock thriller “Hysteria!” which follows the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, Campbell knew Chief Dandridge was a character he wanted to play.“This one caught my attention because of how well-written it was,” he confessed. “And horror is a tough genre to get a fresh angle on.
So, I thought they were pretty good. There’s not a lot of horror shows out. There are movies that have that kind of satanic panic as a base.
So I thought they did a good job with it.”Despite being involved in “Hysteria!” and the “Evil Dead” series, Campbell isn’t the biggest horror buff.“I am not a huge fan of it myself,” he admitted. “But what I like is that it’s one of the few genres that gets a visceral reaction from the crowd.
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