Twister: Ride It Out (1998 Video)

Bill Paxton: Bill Paxton

Quotes 

• Bill Paxton : They call F5 tornadoes the "finger of god"; few have stared one in the face and survived.

• [voice overheard from the PA system after the attraction is completed] 

  Bill Paxton : Thank you for surviving "Twister". This is Bill Paxton. Have a great day at Universal Studios Florida!

• Bill Paxton : The movie "Twister" is about one of the most primordial forces on the face of the earth; a force so powerful and so concentrated it can rip the asphalt off a six-lane highway. It can hurl a freight train hundreds of yards from its tracks. And it can even destroy an entire town. At the same time, a tornado is one of the most awe-inspiring sights one can witness in nature, full of majesty and mystery. I'm Bill Paxton. I play a storm chaser determined to confront that mystery by getting as close as possible to a raging twister.

  Helen Hunt : And I'm Helen Hunt. I can tell you that when we agreed to make "Twister", we had no idea what we'd signed up for because awesome as these storms are, they're also unpredictable - appearing from nowhere, turning on you in a second, leaving no place to hide. "Twister"'s about the coming of a once-in-a-lifetime monster tornado, what they call an F5. Bill and I played scientists willing to bet our lives for a chance to study the innermost secrets of that tornado.

• Helen Hunt : You can't help it. The role gets to you. At a certain point, you can't tell the difference between the movie... and reality.

  Bill Paxton : You start believing the twister is not just a weather condition. It takes on a life of its own, becoming an entity. A demon spirit, a devouring colossus bent on destruction. By the end, there's only one thing you can do - hold on for your life.