Quotes by Producers

No one pretty much tells me what kind of horror films to make. James Wan

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Language-wise, my mom and dad's dialect, they're pretty obscure. It's Chinese, but not your traditional Chinese, like Cantonese or Mandarin. It wasn't something that I got to use very much growing up. We eventually just spoke English around the house. James Wan

I can make any kind of movies. I can put up with any kind of situation. And I can tackle them. James Wan

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I use myself as the barometer to gauge what is scary. I like to think if something scares me, then there's a very good chance an audience will feel the same way. James Wan

I love the idea of being the underdog, coming in with a take on this underdog character and completely blow people's expectations away. Like, 'Oh, you thought he was going to be a wimpy character? No no no.' James Wan

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As we all know, Aquaman is somewhat the butt of the joke in the superhero world. James Wan

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Geoff Johns is super talented, super smart. James Wan

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The size of the budget doesn't make that much of a difference because the kind of issues I have on a low budget film I I have on a big budget film as well, but they're just much bigger. James Wan

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There's a reason why Smellovision has never really taken off. And I think it's a good thing. James Wan

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If I have to point to something specific with the way I move my camera, I love to do it with a wide lens. I like to show you as much of the space as I can, even if I'm following a character. James Wan

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Still one of my favorite movies is the original 'The Haunting.' I love that style. James Wan

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'Insidious' is independent. It's like the 'Clerks' of horror films, you know? James Wan

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I think you cannot be too complacent. I think that's dangerous, and you cannot take anything for granted. James Wan

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I like the 'Twilight' films. James Wan

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'The Exorcist' is one of the finest movies ever made, and it just so happens to be a scary movie. James Wan

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'Poltergeist' was the film that scarred me for life. I saw it at such a young age - 5 or 6 years old - and it has one of the creepiest doll sequences with the clown, and ever since then, I've just been fascinated by dolls. James Wan

I think I should have made 'Dead Silence' as an independent movie. James Wan

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I guess, deep down, there's a dark side to us. I guess that's why movie fans really love the revenge drama. We like to go into dark movie theaters and fantasize. James Wan

It all comes down to what is best for those particular genres, and if you believe in the stories that you're telling and the characters that you like that you want to tell those stories with, you can pretty much apply it to any genre. James Wan

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Making a movie with people of all different ethnicity, all different skin color and different backgrounds, meant that the movie can literally play all around the world. It's not just a blanket whitewash film like most Hollywood films tend to be. James Wan

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