What's funny is, when I made 'Saw,' I got accused of being a fascist, when I made 'Insidious,' I got accused of being godless, and now I made the 'Conjuring' films, and I'm accused of being too much God. James Wan accuseconjurefascist share on social
I think Mel Gibson could make 'Passion of the Christ' because he really believed in it and gave it his all. James Wan believechristgibson Change image and share on social
With 'The Conjuring,' I really wanted to create classical cinema-style film-making, pure cinema as it were. James Wan cinemaclassicalconjure Change image and share on social
'Saw' was good and bad. It was good in that it gave me a career start, but it was also negative in that it really marginalized me as a filmmaker. James Wan badcareerfilmmaker Change image and share on social
I'm a student of cinema in general, not just of one particular genre. So it was very important to me and to my soul to go out and do something different. James Wan cinemageneralgenre Change image and share on social
A lot of these types of films - the vigilante or revenge drama - were so popular in the '70s because there was a feeling in the culture of loss of control. James Wan 70scontrolculture Change image and share on social
We think craft is important, and the irony has always been that horror may be disregarded by critics, but often they are the best-made movies you're going to find in terms of craft. You can't scare people if they see the seams. James Wan craftcriticdisregard share on social
The 'Saw' sequels went in a direction I wouldn't have gone in. With 'Insidious 2,' I wanted to push a potential franchise in the direction I thought it should go in. James Wan directionfranchiseinsidious Change image and share on social
It's good to be finally able to afford food for a change. It's good to move on from potatoes and tin soup. James Wan affordchangefinally Change image and share on social
I cannot state enough how important post-production is for the success of a horror movie. You bring so much to it with the way you edit it, the way it is sound-designed, and the way the music works with it. James Wan bringdesignedit share on social
