What Matthew Lillard has said about Scream (1996 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 Scream (1996 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 removing any member of Scream's cast might have caused the film to fail.
“the crazy thing about it, I think if you take any of those people out in terms of the casting, the movie may”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 59:05
Lillard recounts that Scream faced shutdown until the opening sequence was rushed to Miramax.
“they rushed and shot that sequence, opening sequence, and then sent it to Miramax. And they kept the movie alive”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:37
Lillard explains he embraces the 'first husbands of horror' label to support struggling LGBTQ youth.
“if for some reason us calling ourselves the first husbands of horror makes an impact, it makes them feel seen and empowers them”
Morbid: Carrie, Cult Classics & Chaos: A Sit Down with Matthew Lillard (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:10:15
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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- Alaina Urquhart · 2 quotes
Matthew Lillard on other topics
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- Stephen King adaptations · 2 quotes
- Thir13en Ghosts · 1 quote
- Dungeons & Dragons · 1 quote
- Social media and adolescent mental health · 1 quote