'Saw' really came from that want, the aspiration to make a feature film on our own. — James Wan Copy Share Image
'Saw' was good and bad. It was good in that it gave me a career start, but it was also negative in… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I've made one action movie. But nobody saw it, so I guess that doesn't count for most people. — James Wan Copy Share Image
I think, when you're a director, you get sucked into your project whether you like it or not, right? — James Wan Copy Share Image
I think I'm a very sentimental person. Conscious or not, that's what draws me to the kind of films I want to… — James Wan Copy Share Image
When I'm making a big movie, I miss and appreciate all the subtleties that come with making a smaller film that is… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I think the financial restraint really pushes me as a director to be more creative with the way I shoot the film. — James Wan Copy Share Image
Whether it's a popcorn movie or some really intellectual sociopolitical movie, I think to some degree they're all influenced by the social… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I don't feel so strongly against remakes, but if I don't like it, I guess I just don't do it. It is… — James Wan Copy Share Image
Designing the technical aspects of my camera movement for me is very important. I want the camera to be a big part… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I love high concept movies, but they can only work if the source of inspiration is really human - if they're driven… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I think before 'Saw' came along, there really wasn't a movie franchise that actually went out there and said, 'We're going to… — James Wan Copy Share Image
For me and my films, I want my audience to experience cinema in its full glory. It's not just visual, it's audio… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I am my own worst critic, and I look at 'Death Sentence' now, and I go, 'Oh wow, I have really come… — James Wan Copy Share Image
One of the things I tried to do is to kind of talk my actors through the scene, but at the same… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I generally go into a movie with a very strong vision, with how I want to make the film, how I want… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I always try to better myself with every movie I make. I don't take anything sitting back and so I try to… — James Wan Copy Share Image
If I'm smart as an artist, I wouldn't be a snob and turn it down, because I'd look at it and go,… — James Wan Copy Share Image
Your actors need to trust you as a director, but normally, I think you just need to have an open communication between… — James Wan Copy Share Image
'Saw' really was like a student film for me; we expected it to go straight to video. I never expected anyone to… — James Wan Copy Share Image
Not many people realize this, but I'm a really squeamish guy. When I watch other horror films that are really over-the-top with… — James Wan Copy Share Image
When you're watching an action movie, you experience an action movie more outside of the aquarium, you're out of the aquarium looking… — James Wan Copy Share Image
We're not just horror fans. We're film fans. I love action films. I want to do action films. I want to do… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I thought the marketing was really smart and really clever and unique at the time. It positioned 'Saw' as a horror film… — James Wan Copy Share Image
What I realized is that it doesn't matter how big or small your film is. The actual filmmaking process, the actual storytelling,… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I think that's my favorite thing about making scary movies, watching people watch them. When my films come out, I like to… — James Wan Copy Share Image
When you make movies, I find that I never have time to go to the movies and enjoy movies like I used… — James Wan Copy Share Image
'Poltergeist' was really the film that really scarred but fascinated me with puppets and dolls, clowns, and stuff like that. I've always… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I always try to better myself with every movie I make. I don't take anything sitting back, and so I try to… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I realized that my camera work could help me in a lot of ways to put the audience in the driver's seat, so to… — James Wan Copy Share
I've always said that with a lot of the horror franchises that I've started, it's like directing a pilot. I come in, I direct… — James Wan Copy Share
'Fast and Furious' is the only franchise that I've directed that I did not create from scratch. So it definitely was an eye-opening experience… — James Wan Copy Share
I grew up loving X-Men, Spider-Man and Batman. Those are obviously the key big ones, but there's always something kind of cool about Aquaman… — James Wan Copy Share
I guess, deep down, there's a dark side to us. I guess that's why movie fans really love the revenge drama. We like to… — James Wan Copy Share
Whether it's a popcorn movie or some really intellectual sociopolitical movie, I think to some degree they're all influenced by the social climate that… — James Wan Copy Share
I don't like talking about sequels or spinoffs or franchise until they actually happen, until they actually work with the audience. — James Wan Copy Share
I always felt that what is scary is actually hearing someone tell you what they think they see. That sense of invisibility makes things… — James Wan Copy Share
I think I'm a very sentimental person. Conscious or not, that's what draws me to the kind of films I want to make. — James Wan Copy Share
'Death Sentence' really is a throwback to the '70s style revenge drama with moments of action. It's like a contemporary 'Death Wish' with a… — James Wan Copy Share
When you work with an actor and then you discover new things that are better, I think you gotta be free to be able… — James Wan Copy Share
