Top 183 Quotes by James Wan

'Saw' really was like a student film for me; we expected it to go straight to video. I never expected anyone to see that film, and then it becomes one of the most successful horror franchises.

'Saw' really came from that want, the aspiration to make a feature film on our own.

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

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

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

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.

It's actually smarter to make a dumb film.

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.

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