Most Quotes by Alexandre Aja

A movie like 'The Last House On The Left' would be very hard to do in Europe.

— Alexandre Aja

I think the violence in 'The Hills Have Eyes' and 'High Tension' is much more traumatic than 'Piranha.'

— Alexandre Aja

It's always very interesting to bet who's going to go first and who is going to have the most unbelievable death. It's always fun…

— Alexandre Aja

When I approach a story or movie, the story is the most important thing.

— Alexandre Aja

I follow my instincts and I always think about what movie I would like to see. If I want to see it then I'm…

— Alexandre Aja

The most important thing when you do a movie is that you find an audience that really understands what you want to do and…

— Alexandre Aja

Me, as a moviegoer, before being a filmmaker, I try to think about what movie I would like to see.

— Alexandre Aja

In Europe, there is no horror movie. It's very hard to make a slasher or gory movie. There is no audience for that.

— Alexandre Aja

Growing up in the eighties, you could go from one style in a movie to another style, and that was okay. In the nineties,…

— Alexandre Aja

I'm always on the side of the characters, rather than the side of the people attacking them. I get realistic. It's not gratuitous.

— Alexandre Aja

In the horror genre, unfortunately you sometimes have the studio tell you, "No, go with more unknown people because it's a scary movie," and…

— Alexandre Aja

Hollywood changed to become a more marketing-driven Hollywood, where people who are running the studios are more like marketing people, and they need titles.

— Alexandre Aja