M. Night Shyamalan

Sometimes people can write really great scenes and even a great episode, but they can't see the bigger picture.

— M. Night Shyamalan

Are you in my dream too?

— M. Night Shyamalan

So 'The Last Airbender' 's philosophy and culture feels like a beautiful idea to me: That we inherently have connections to the…

— M. Night Shyamalan

I'm so from the Woody Allen/Spike Lee school.

— M. Night Shyamalan

See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees…

— M. Night Shyamalan

The muscles that writers need for film are very different from TV muscles. Now, when I hire the writers and put the…

— M. Night Shyamalan

I'm so consistent that my director's cuts are usually 20-25 minutes longer than the released version of the movies.

— M. Night Shyamalan

The combination of the CGI, 3-D, and sound effects, it's just impossible to separate them. It gives you a more immersive experience,…

— M. Night Shyamalan

Giving should be a part of your routine, just like working out, eating, and sleeping.

— M. Night Shyamalan

People break down into two groups when the experience something lucky. Group number one sees it as more than luck, more than…

— M. Night Shyamalan

My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.

— M. Night Shyamalan

My grandparents were classic Indian grandparents. My grandmother would put so much powder on her face that it was like a Kabuki…

— M. Night Shyamalan

Always in life bad times will lead to great times.

— M. Night Shyamalan

I'm from that world where I feel so comfortable making small independent movies.

— M. Night Shyamalan

I don't like to chase an audience. You can smell when someone is chasing an audience and it's not good.

— M. Night Shyamalan

I have worked hard and learnt that I have to make a decision - whether I am going to conform and protect…

— M. Night Shyamalan

The whole world makes comic book movies now.

— M. Night Shyamalan

You don't have your film finished when you have your director's cut finished. It's just a bunch of green screen.

— M. Night Shyamalan

I'm super confident about creative stuff, and I'm really not confident about human interactions stuff.

— M. Night Shyamalan

The beauty of the world of Unbreakable is that you're playing it for reality. It should never feel like a comic book…

— M. Night Shyamalan

This is the problem with being Indian. It's hard to be one of the family members. Everybody is white usually [in the…

— M. Night Shyamalan

Saw # Birdman . Such singular, audacious filmmaking. Can't stop thinking about the ending.

— M. Night Shyamalan

There are scenes that were right on the edge, but I always try to err on non-indulgence. It's something that I'm very…

— M. Night Shyamalan

You don't get to celebrate yourself unless you risk being mocked or rejected. As an artist, you cannot play it safe. You…

— M. Night Shyamalan

I've been asked to direct pilots for a lot of shows.

— M. Night Shyamalan