What Matthew Lillard has said about Five Nights at Freddy's (film)
3 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 5, 2026
Matthew Lillard, American actor known for Scream, Scooby-Doo and Five Nights at Freddy's, has been quoted on Five Nights at Freddy's (film) 3 times in 1 episode of Morbid, most recently on October 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Lillard argues that no film villain believes they are evil; each must have a motive.
“No, I don't believe anyone in the history of films believes they're evil”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:13:48
Lillard says the director persuaded him to take a small role by framing William Afton as the franchise's central villain across three films.
“But he is the Voldemort of this universe. And we want to make three movies”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:17:56
Lillard describes Five Nights at Freddy's as a major commercial hit.
“it's a $30 million movie that made $300 million”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:21
Episodes
Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew LillardMorbid · Oct 5, 2026 · 1 h 52 min
Actor Matthew Lillard joins Morbid hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart to discuss Mike Flanagan's Carrie, Scream, Five Nights at Freddy's, his career and Dungeons & Dragons.
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- Scream (1996 film) · 3 quotes
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- Thir13en Ghosts · 1 quote
- Dungeons & Dragons · 1 quote
- Social media and adolescent mental health · 1 quote