The good thing about directing a screenplay that you've written is that you see the film in your head as you're writing… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
Saw' was a film that James Wan and I came up with back in Australia and we were just hoping anyone, literally,… — 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 Copy Share Image
You know, by the time you get to the fourth film in a franchise you're really mining for something different. You're really… — Leigh Whannell 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
One of our film lecturers, one of the guys teaching the course, said to the departing film class, 'No one in this… — 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
Australia, most of the filmmakers there write a film and they direct it. There's a lot of writer/directors there, because nobody wants… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
A lot of times when a film is a success, the fans of that film take ownership of it - it becomes… — 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
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
I always want to fulfill genre expectations and think that should be the bedrock of any film - then you can layer… — 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 Image
I couldn't believe that people went to see 'Saw,' that people actually lined up. — 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 could be… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I'm not actually terrified of technology. Though I'm certainly not an early adopter, either. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
