The most fun part of making a horror movie is watching it with an audience. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
If you have a year where a few good horror films come out, all of the sudden, horror is back and everyone's… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
I feel like if you boil supernatural ghost films down to their core essence, they're really about death. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
One of the most crucial aspects of a haunted house movie is the fear and disbelief of the characters, because they don't… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
I think the way to create a lot of terror in a haunted house film is to have a bunch of people… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
The great thing about 'The Exorcist' is it's dead serious horror. No comedy, no self-reference, it's a documentary style. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
I will say that when it comes to the horror genre, for me, the scariest thing is when something is actually in… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
For me in a horror film, just looking down a long corridor and seeing somebody standing there, the simplest thing in the… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
A lot of low-budget genre films you see are horror movies, because horror is the friendliest movie to lack of money. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
I love watching audiences scream. I imagine it's the same joy that a director feels who has made a comedy when he… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
The great thing about horror films is that they work on a low budget. The genre is the star. You don't need… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
I always say that the horror genre and the comedy genre are close cousins because they are the two genres where you… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
Horror film fans are pretty starved for quality. If you do something thoughtful or if you make something good, they're so thankful… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
Somewhere in the '80s during the home video era something happened and horror started getting more and more marginalized and thought of… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
After 'Saw,' we got offered every horror remake under the sun, and I was just always thinking, 'I don't see how this… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
Freddie Kruger, Jason, Michael Myers - they're all our generation. I think the kids wanted some new guys that they could take… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
Horror films are very functional like comedies. The main thing with a comedy, the big question is "is it funny?" And with… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
It's a weird little anomaly about horror films in that the more money and noise you have, the less scary it gets. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
I will say that when it comes to the horror genre, for me, the scariest thing is when something is actually in the frame. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
I couldn't believe that people went to see 'Saw,' that people actually lined up. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
After 'Saw,' we got offered every horror remake under the sun, and I was just always thinking, 'I don't see how this could be… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
If you chose to be an actor, if you take that baton and say 'OK, this is what I want to do with my… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
When I directed the third 'Insidious' film I loved it so much that I decided this is what I want to do from now… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
I'm not actually terrified of technology. Though I'm certainly not an early adopter, either. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
I found myself in this conundrum of loving acting, but not liking the path that you have to take to do it. I was… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
If you look back at a film like 'Dawn of the Dead' - You can either watch it as a straight-up genre film and… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
You might not have the biggest budget or resources or cast, but if you have a great story, people will latch onto it. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
When 'Psycho' came out back in 1960, it was seen as an abomination and as this really gory thing. We all watch 'Psycho' today,… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
Writing a screenplay is an act of faith. First, that it's interesting enough that anyone would want to make it. Secondly, that anybody would… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share
