Eli Roth: 'I'm going to end up a waiter'

Eli Roth has revealed that he never intended to become an actor.

The Inglourious Basterds star, who has directed horror movies Cabin Fever and Hostel, has said that he will probably end up a waiter since he began his career as a director.

Roth told Cinematical: "I'm actually at a photo shoot, so I'm going from director to actor, now a model, and what I'll end up as is a waiter.

"I didn't say what I really want to do is act, either; it was Quentin who pushed me. Even in Cabin Fever, I'd hired another actor for that part, and it really just didn't work out. We were on location and there was no one else to play the role, and it was the girls, Jordan and Cerina who said, 'You've got to do it!' So I did it and Quentin loved it and he pushed me to be in Grindhouse."

He added: "I mean, I knew that I loved doing it, but I never considered that real acting - I was just screwing around and having fun. But Quentin sat down with me and said 'You're going to play Donowitz, and this is a real part and it has to be a 360 degree role', and he said 'I know you can do it'.

"Quentin's confidence in me made me push myself. I said, 'You know what? If I'm going to do this, I have to be great'. I have to bring my A-game and prove something to myself and prove something to everyone else - that there's a level of talent that's there that nobody knew I had."