James Wan Quotes
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For me, the sound design and the musical score is a big part of what makes scary movies work.
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There's a reason why Smellovision has never really taken off. And I think it's a good thing.
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I didn't direct any of the 'Saw' sequels, but people thought I did.
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A lot of these types of films - the vigilante or revenge drama - were so popular in the '70s because there was a feeling in the culture of loss of control.
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I think I should have made 'Dead Silence' as an independent movie.
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If people want to watch a CG movie, there's plenty out there.
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With all the crap that's going on around the world, you kind of want to do what you can to protect the ones you love.
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Our culture today that we live in is getting so diverse, yet in Hollywood, there's not a lot of diversity.
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The deep sea is a scary world.
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'Saw' was good and bad. It was good in that it gave me a career start, but it was also negative in that it really marginalized me as a filmmaker.
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I'm always excited when I can discover new filmmakers.
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I think crafting a new, effective horror movie is not just about when night falls and things get scary. It's about setting a tone and mood that permeates throughout the entire movie. So even during the daytime, things are never quite safe-feeling.
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I always try to better myself with every movie I make. I don't take anything sitting back, and so I try to learn from every film I make and carry that onto the next movie because I think it's important as a filmmaker to keep growing with each film, and I think I am growing with each movie.
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I remembered a long time ago when 'A League of Their Own' came out, and they had the opening sequence with an older Geena Davis. We all just thought it was amazing, but you find out it actually wasn't Geena Davis; it wasn't makeup. It was basically finding an actress that looked like her, and then Geena just dubbed her voice.
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I don't have anything against CGI.
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I love the idea of being the underdog, coming in with a take on this underdog character and completely blow people's expectations away. Like, 'Oh, you thought he was going to be a wimpy character? No no no.'
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Still one of my favorite movies is the original 'The Haunting.' I love that style.
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I wasn't delusional at all when I signed on to do 'Furious 7,' that it wasn't my creation. It's the seventh movie in a series, for goodness sake!
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There's something very cool about that indie spirit that I try to hang on to even now with the bigger films that I'm working on.
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Whatever it is that makes your movie unique is something you should embrace.
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The key is to constantly keep the audience surprised. If they feel like something is going to happen, or they think from an educational standpoint that something is about to happen because of all the moving parts, it is your job to break that expectation and show the audience something different.
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Favorite movie of all time? I hate being asked... that's like being asked, 'What's your favorite song?'
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I kind of joke that creating franchises is a lot like directing pilot episodes of TV series. You set a look and feel and kind of pass it on.
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I like to think we're not the only thing that exists on the plane of existence. I like to think that just because we don't see it doesn't mean it's not there.