James Wan Quotes
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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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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 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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If I can get the audience to connect with the characters emotionally - and they love who they are, they love the larger-than-life situation that they're in, but most of all get the audience invested in the characters - then I always feel like I can sort of put them in the most outrageous circumstances, and the audience is okay to go with that.
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No one knows how much we went through to finish 'Furious 7.'
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If you come down to it, there's only a handful of worlds that action films live in. You have your car chases, your gun fights, and your fights.
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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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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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Geoff Johns is super talented, super smart. Part of what got me excited about the Aquaman character is his re-envisioning of Aquaman, the character, with 'The New 52.'
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It all comes down to what is best for those particular genres, and if you believe in the stories that you're telling and the characters that you like that you want to tell those stories with, you can pretty much apply it to any genre.
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It's actually smarter to make a dumb film.
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I'm always excited when I can discover new filmmakers.
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Whatever it is that makes your movie unique is something you should embrace.
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I come from a very straight and adjusted suburban background.
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Still one of my favorite movies is the original 'The Haunting.' I love that style.
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I think for me anyway, the most successful horror movies that work are the ones that can create characters who you care about and that have characteristics that resonate with you and I think that is highly important, because if you can create characters that are likeable and people you can relate to, to me it makes the scares that much more scarier.
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I don't have anything against CGI.
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I didn't direct any of the 'Saw' sequels, but people thought I did.
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Just because I make movies in the scary world doesn't mean I want to visit scary worlds.
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What I would like with the Internet is to have it go faster.
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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 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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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 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.