James Wan : (10)

" The key is to constantly keep the audience surprised. If they feel like something is going to happen, or they think from an educational standpoint that something is about to happen because of all the moving parts, it is your job to break that expectation and show the audience something different. " - James Wan

" Up until ‘Fast and Furious 7,’ every movie I’ve made has been a film that I’ve created, franchises that I’ve created. " - 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

" I come from a very straight and adjusted suburban background. " - James Wan

" For me, what usually makes a horror sequence scary is the journey not the destination. " - James Wan

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

" I think the ‘Saw’ universe, the ‘Saw’ brand, is too big to just let it just sit there on a shelf. " - James Wan

" I’m a big fan of cel animation, I’m a big fan of computer animation, and, most of all, I’m a big fan of stop-motion animation. " - James Wan

" I didn’t direct any of the ‘Saw’ sequels, but people thought I did. " - James Wan