I've always said that with a lot of the horror franchises that I've started, it's like directing a … - James Wan

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And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

James Wan

I've always said that with a lot of the horror franchises that I've started, it's like directing a pilot. I come in, I direct the first movie and all these directors come in and direct all the sequels after me and hey have to kind of retain the look, the tone, and the characters.

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When you're watching an action movie, you experience an action movie more outside of the aquarium, you're out of the aquarium looking in at all the swimming fish that are in there. Whereas horror films and thrillers are designed to put the audience into that box, into that aquarium.

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The whole wide world scares me! Seriously. I think what happens in our world is so much more frightening than anything I can come up with in my movies.

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I think the financial restraint really pushes me as a director to be more creative with the way I shoot the film.

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