The Onion A.V. Club has an interesting interview with Freddy himself, Robert Englund.

There is a lot about this man that I didn't know and his take on his career is the most refreshing thing I have read from an actor in a long time:

O: How do you choose your roles?

RE: I don't choose them. I go where I'm wanted. I've said no to stuff before, but mostly because I can't do two things at once. I'm of the opinion that you go where you're wanted. Who would know that by playing a nerdy alien and a child killer, I would have a 30-year career in Hollywood? I've outlasted so many people. I've watched people who were better actors than me disappear, and they're selling insurance now. I'm an actor. Actors are supposed to act. I have friends in New York that won't leave New York, and they're really talented people, but they'd rather take an acting class in New York than do a play in Florida or Boston. That's just weird to me, but they get into that I've-got-to-be-in-the-center-of-the-universe mentality. I'm not that way. I may be a B-movie star, but I work. I'm an actor. I like it that way. That's what I do. I don't know if we're artists. I think we're more like craftsmen, and I approach it that way.