Top 183 Quotes by James Wan

I think you kind of need to acknowledge that the reason why sequels do well is because people that loved the first one come back.

I use myself as the barometer to gauge what is scary.

I grew up loving X-Men, Spider-Man and Batman.

I don't think action alone is enough to sustain a film franchise. There are tons of action movies out there that come and go and people don't care about.

It's actually smarter to make a dumb film.

We all live in some kind of home, so the idea that our home could be invested with a supernatural entity is kind of frightening, I think.

I'm a big fan of suspense and tension filmmaking, and that was my goal with 'The Conjuring.'

I think the 'Saw' universe, the 'Saw' brand, is too big to just let it just sit there on a shelf.

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.

I've made one action movie. But nobody saw it, so I guess that doesn't count for most people.