Somewhere along the way, the ability to make terrifying big budget films like 'The Exorcist' or 'The Shining' was lost, and I… — Leigh Whannell Ability 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
Usually with me, the ideas I have for movies just sort of pop into my head. I've read a bunch of screenwriting… — Leigh Whannell Books Copy Share Image
I think repetition is the hardest thing to avoid with sequels, because you've told a story and now you're adding more story… — Leigh Whannell Film Copy Share Image
It is nice to be validated by audiences and have people come up to you after a screening and tell you that… — Leigh Whannell Audiences Copy Share Image
I felt the violence in 'Upgrade' was necessary because I wanted to show what a computer was capable of. — 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… — Leigh Whannell Actor Copy Share Image
What I feel like science fiction fans respond to is just people trying to hit them with something new, something they haven't… — Leigh Whannell 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
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 Australia 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 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 love watching audiences scream. I imagine it's the same joy that a director feels who has made a comedy when he… — Leigh Whannell Audience Copy Share Image
Every now and again, something will pop into my head when I'm driving or I'm in the shower, you'll just get an… — Leigh Whannell Driving Copy Share Image
Writing feels safe, you know, it's a hard job, but at least you're in your office or wherever you are and there's… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
The good thing with 'Insidious' and 'The Further' is that it's so nebulous, this supernatural world, that it allows you to bend… — 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
A lot of the fear about being a first-time director is just starting with a completely blank slate and thinking: 'Is this… — 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 Disbelief Copy Share Image
Supernatural films allow you to bend the rules of time and space - that's really fun, especially for screenwriters who often get… — Leigh Whannell Cinema 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 Cinema Copy Share Image
As I was writing 'Insidious 3' I started to fall in love with the characters and the story. I became very possessive… — Leigh Whannell Fall in love Copy Share Image
I remember telling ghost stories with my cousins when I was four, five, six-years-old. I've just always loved it. But I think… — 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 Big questions Copy Share Image
Creating 'Upgrade' was really something I enjoyed even though it was stressful. I would do it all again. — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
I just try to write literally what I love. That's usually the barometer that I use. As trite as it sounds, I'm… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
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
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
I'm the opposite of the actor that is bursting with confidence who just knows they're going to make it. I'm the guy… — Leigh Whannell Actor Copy Share Image
The writing process is the time where nothing's been set in stone. It's a blank slate, or a blank page. — Leigh Whannell Blank page 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
For me in a horror film, just looking down a long corridor and seeing somebody standing there, the simplest thing in the… — Leigh Whannell Film 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 Cinema Copy Share Image
In a lot of ways knowledge kills fear. Once you know who the boogie man is, once you know what's under the… — Leigh Whannell Fear 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 Generation Copy Share Image
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
I'm not actually terrified of technology. Though I'm certainly not an early adopter, either. — 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 Home Copy Share Image
