Maybe I'm a product of my era, but I just enjoy the practical effects of 'The Thing' more than CGI aliens. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
Once I have a story idea I like it doesn't even matter to me what genre it is, I'm just so happy… — Leigh Whannell Genre Copy Share Image
I think that's the problem, when you're a young filmmaker and you're starting out, you don't know people, you're easily lead, you… — Leigh Whannell Filmmaker Copy Share Image
I think, what happened with 'Dead Silence' is that other people told us that we should be doing that and now that… — Leigh Whannell Art Copy Share Image
I feel like with the first 'Insidious' film we had a massive cache of stories and scares that we'd built up over… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
In chatting to directors over the years, including James Wan, they always tell you the war stories. No one ever says, 'Oh,… — Leigh Whannell Cinema Copy Share Image
So when I look back at 'Saw' and 'Insidious,' I just think, 'Wow. Both of those films went way past what we… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
Prior to 'Insidious Chapter 3,' I was happy to write movies for James Wan to direct as I felt very much that… — Leigh Whannell Bass player Copy Share Image
I love, and I've always loved, contained sci-fi films that utilize practical effects. I feel like the human eye can tell when… — Leigh Whannell Cinema Copy Share Image
Well you know, the big trick with 'Saw,' the sleight of hand that you have to pull off is that - spoiler… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
When you sit down to write a film, you direct it in your head. If you are writing a scene, you are… — Leigh Whannell Cinema Copy Share Image
Certain stories need the resources of a studio. If you're telling a story about a giant robot war in outer space, you're… — Leigh Whannell Justice Copy Share Image
That's one of the great things about creativity. You labor away in a room, and when you're writing a film, it couldn't… — Leigh Whannell Cinema Copy Share Image
I wasn't a frustrated writer who really wanted to act or a frustrated writer who really wanted to direct. I was really… — 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
I remember when James Wan and I did the first 'Saw' movie, a lot of people would say to us, 'Well, you… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
I mean, I certainly wouldn't want to paint myself as, you know, the evangelist for practical effects or some sort of anti… — Leigh Whannell Filmmaking Copy Share Image
“On some days, writing is wonderful. On the days when it is wonderful, it feels like you are the God of a… — Leigh Whannell Humor Copy Share Image
One of our film lecturers, one of the guys teaching the course, said to the departing film class, 'No one in this… — Leigh Whannell Cinema Copy Share Image
I'd always had this romantic idea, ever since I've been writing scripts, that I would travel one day and pull up stumps,… — Leigh Whannell Country Copy Share Image
If you look back at a film like 'Dawn of the Dead' - You can either watch it as a straight-up genre… — Leigh Whannell Cinema Copy Share Image
I've actually written a children's film called 'The Myth,' which you could say is like a big 'Harry Potter'-esque fantasy for kids,… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
I mean I met James Wan at film school. That's where we met. I didn't go to film school to find someone… — Leigh Whannell Cinema Copy Share Image
When 'Psycho' came out back in 1960, it was seen as an abomination and as this really gory thing. We all watch… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
What I love about writing is that you don't need anyone's permission to do it. You can just get up in the… — Leigh Whannell Acting Copy Share Image
