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…

— 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…

— Alexandre Aja

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

— 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…

— Alexandre Aja

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

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Alexandre Aja

When you do a slasher film, you find yourself repeating the same kind of scene, then it becomes not very challenging and…

— Alexandre Aja

It's always about trying to do something that's different and not repeating yourself because then you lose your creative stamina. You need…

— Alexandre Aja

Spring Break is very strange. I grew up in France, so I don't know Spring Break. That doesn't exist in Europe.

— Alexandre Aja

I'm a huge fan of movies, and I watch DVDs all day, and I like to be able to watch DVDs that…

— Alexandre Aja

I try to think about me, as an audience member, and it [inspiration for movies] comes from there.

— Alexandre Aja

You have to be realistic in the use of blood in the movies. There is a little bit more than a gallon…

— Alexandre Aja

Casting is so important in horror. It's so important to have strong actors to tell a story because, if you don't believe…

— Alexandre Aja

That is the limit of IMDb. You can get into any IMDb page and hack stuff.

— Alexandre Aja