I think the ‘Saw’ universe, the ‘Saw’ brand, is too big to just let it just sit there on a shelf. – James Wan
There’s something very cool about that indie spirit that I try to hang on to even now with the bigger films that I’m working on. – James Wan
I joke and I say, ‘I need to go back to make a supernatural horror film just to so that I can make a movie that’s grounded again.’ – James Wan
I think, ultimately, if you create characters that people like and can relate to, your characters are grounded on a human level even if your cars are not. – James Wan
I’ve always said if I had to pinpoint what’s more important in a scary movie, the soundscape or the visuals, I’d pick the sound. – James Wan
When you’re making a bigger movie, you have much bigger set pieces that require more time and more effort and more people. – James Wan
I can make any kind of movies. I can put up with any kind of situation. And I can tackle them. – James Wan
When I’m making a big movie, I miss and appreciate all the subtleties that come with making a smaller film that is more intimate, more personal. – James Wan
I think, like most people, we are familiar with Aquaman. We grew up reading or watching this character on the peripheral. I was never so in depth with Aquaman as, let’s say, I was with X-Men. – James Wan
Our culture today that we live in is getting so diverse, yet in Hollywood, there’s not a lot of diversity. – James Wan
It doesn’t matter how big or small your film is: you still don’t have enough money. You don’t have enough time to shoot it. – James Wan
For me, the sound design and the musical score is a big part of what makes scary movies work. – James Wan
I’m a big fan of the ‘Fast’ franchise. I remember when I met Neal Moritz early on, I joked if Justin Lin ever left the franchise, I would be the perfect guy to slip right in and take over, and no one would know the difference. – James Wan
It kind of irks me that the studio films still have to be so safe even though they don’t really cost as much to make. – James Wan
It’s very difficult to get an audience to be terrified of what’s going on. Think about it: You’re in a room with so many other people, so for them to be terrified and to care about what’s going on on-screen takes a lot of work. – James Wan
I always try to better myself with every movie I make. I don’t take anything sitting back, and so I try to learn from every film I make and carry that onto the next movie because I think it’s important as a filmmaker to keep growing with each film, and I think I am growing with each movie. – James Wan
Ask anyone, and they’ll tell you that most of the good horror films made in the U.S. are indie films. You might get ‘The Ring’ or ‘The Others,’ but most are independently produced. – James Wan
The size of the budget doesn’t make that much of a difference because the kind of issues I have on a low budget film I I have on a big budget film as well, but they’re just much bigger. – James Wan
What the Internet has done is made it easier to stay in touch with people, and social networking has helped me career-wise by helping me keep in touch with my fans. – James Wan