You may not quite understand the cinematic tricks that go behind the making of a film, but as long as you feel it, I think that's the important thing. James Wan cinematicfeelfilm Change image and share on social
I think before 'Saw' came along, there really wasn't a movie franchise that actually went out there and said, 'We're going to come out with one every year during Halloween and make that our trademark.' James Wan franchisehalloweenmake share on social
I loved 'Jaws.' I think that is not really a horror film, but it made me afraid of the ocean for a very long time. James Wan afraidfilmhorror Change image and share on social
I always say it's very difficult when you're tackling something like 'Spider-Man' or 'Batman' that has been done so many times before. James Wan batmandifficultman Change image and share on social
What's funny is, when I made 'Saw,' I got accused of being a fascist, when I made 'Insidious,' I got accused of being godless, and now I made the 'Conjuring' films, and I'm accused of being too much God. James Wan accuseconjurefascist share on social
I think Mel Gibson could make 'Passion of the Christ' because he really believed in it and gave it his all. James Wan believechristgibson Change image and share on social
With 'The Conjuring,' I really wanted to create classical cinema-style film-making, pure cinema as it were. James Wan cinemaclassicalconjure Change image and share on social
'Saw' was good and bad. It was good in that it gave me a career start, but it was also negative in that it really marginalized me as a filmmaker. James Wan badcareerfilmmaker Change image and share on social
I'm a student of cinema in general, not just of one particular genre. So it was very important to me and to my soul to go out and do something different. James Wan cinemageneralgenre Change image and share on social
A lot of these types of films - the vigilante or revenge drama - were so popular in the '70s because there was a feeling in the culture of loss of control. James Wan 70scontrolculture Change image and share on social
