The whole wide world scares me! Seriously. I think what happens in our world is so much more frightening than anything I can come up with in my movies. - James Wan -
For me, the sound design and the musical score is a big part of what makes scary movies work. - James Wan -
I think the financial restraint really pushes me as a director to be more creative with the way I shoot the film. - James Wan -
I always believe your instinct is the most correct instinct. - James Wan -
Marketing has taken such a complete shift, thanks to the internet. - James Wan -
I'm a big movie fan, and I want to make movies in every genre. I want to make my romantic comedy one day. - James Wan -
There's really no reason to rehash something that you've already seen. - James Wan -
I believe in spirits. I believe in faith. - James Wan -
What I realized is that it doesn't matter how big or small your film is. The actual filmmaking process, the actual storytelling, it's still the same thing. It's still all about creating characters that you like and creating moments that get you excited or get you tense. - James Wan -
If I have free time, I want to go to the beach, walk around a shopping mall, go grocery shopping. Live a little bit of life. - James Wan -
I am my own worst critic, and I look at 'Death Sentence' now, and I go, 'Oh wow, I have really come a long way.' In terms of a filmmaker, I feel like my filmmaking language has really matured. - James Wan -
For me and my films, I want my audience to experience cinema in its full glory. It's not just visual, it's audio as well. It's emotional, and I want you to be engaged with not just the scene but with the characters. - James Wan -
'The Exorcist' is one of the finest movies ever made, and it just so happens to be a scary movie. - James Wan -
If you don't do the suspense correctly, then your jump scares are not going to work. - James Wan -
I love to be scared in the safety of a movie theater. It is like a thrill ride; like a roller-coaster ride. - James Wan -
