Time & Perspective Quote by Uwe Boll

What looks like a bland bit of on-set praise is really Uwe Boll doing two jobs at once: defending his casting choices and laundering his own credibility through somebody else’s reputation. “Slater’s a big star” isn’t just admiration; it’s a preemptive rebuttal to the idea that working with Boll is a career detour. Christian Slater’s name becomes a seal of legitimacy, a way to signal: serious professionals still show up for these movies.

Then Boll pivots to temperament. “Always in a good mood and easygoing” reads like relief as much as compliment, the director’s shorthand for a set that won’t turn into a referendum on the script, the budget, or the genre. In low-to-mid budget production culture, “easygoing” is code for “doesn’t make the day harder.” It frames Slater as a collaborator, not a diva, an important distinction in an industry that loves to mythologize difficult genius.

The final clause is the real tell: “but he takes his character very seriously.” That “but” admits the contradiction Boll wants to sell: a relaxed guy who still respects the work. It’s also Boll signaling that whatever the project’s reputation, the performance isn’t a joke. Given Boll’s own notoriety and the punchline status of some of his films, he’s shoring up the audience’s expectations: don’t dismiss this as mere schlock; the actor didn’t.

Subtext: professionalism as moral cover. The movie may be messy, but the people on screen treated it like it mattered.