James Wan Quotes
The kind of filmmaker that I am, even my darker horror films generally are still very fun. And I think that's important for me and the kind of films I make.
Quotes to Explore
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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My grandfather milked several cows twice a day and supplied the neighbours with dairy products. He liked to go visiting around the county on Saturdays, and he also enjoyed the neighbours when they came by once a week with their empty milk jars. He walked them out to their cars and hung over the driver's side window until they drove off.
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To steal a term from one of my Twitter followers, 'Deathlok' is the 'anti-villain.' He's on the side of the bad guys, but he obviously doesn't want to be there.
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I love so many styles of music.
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If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afraid to question what they see.
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When all are wrong, everyone is right.
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Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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There can be no literary equivalent to truth.
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I can't even be around children. It's a problem. My ovaries start screaming.
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When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
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I've always kept a low profile, and I like it that way.
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I have a garden. We have fresh tomatoes and strawberries. People are different here... People out in California, they grow up quicker. They have a lot of excess, and they have a lot more things than we do here in Hungary. There, they start doing makeup when they're 13, when we would still be out in the countryside making sausage.
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A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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I was not emotionally mature enough to accept any kind of success when I was young. I needed to go that long route.
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Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.
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I need to have something else going on. I'm able to write a lot if I have an episode of 'Friday Night Lights' going on my computer.
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I go to lectures and girls are finding out about Bikini Kill or Le Tigre for the first time and are like,' This is my jam!' It still feels fresh to them.
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We're very good at telling what happens and showing people while it happens... But sometimes television fails to take the time to say 'Why did it happen? What does it mean?' - To step back a little bit.
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Coaches do get very nervous.
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Man, not men, is the most important consideration.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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The kind of filmmaker that I am, even my darker horror films generally are still very fun. And I think that's important for me and the kind of films I make.
