James Wan : (8) " 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