I think that's the problem, when you're a young filmmaker and you're starting out, you don't know people, you're easily lead, you don't know the right people to talk to, you really need guides. Leigh Whannell More Quotes by Leigh Whannell More Quotes From Leigh Whannell I remember telling ghost stories with my cousins when I was four, five, six-years-old. I've just always loved it. But I think you're drawn to things you're terrified of. Leigh Whannell cousinghostthinking I love watching audiences scream. I imagine it's the same joy that a director feels who has made a comedy when he or she is sitting at the back of a theater listening to the audience laugh. That sound of laughter is so sweet to a comedy director and that's exactly how a horror film feels when you hear the audience scream. Leigh Whannell laughtersweetlaughing Horror films are very functional like comedies. The main thing with a comedy, the big question is "is it funny?" And with horror the question is "is it scary?" Leigh Whannell comedyhorrorscary The problem with acting is that there's really no control. You're at the behest of others. Everyone else decides if you did a good job and you have to wait for other people's permission to work as an actor. Leigh Whannell waitingjobspeople What I love about writing is that you don't need anyone's permission to do it. You can just get up in the morning, grab a pad and pen and start writing. With acting you're really beholden to everyone else. Leigh Whannell actingwritingmorning I feel like with the first 'Insidious' film we had a massive cache of stories and scares that we'd built up over the years. It was like a band, you know they say a band has forever to write their first album because no one cares. Leigh Whannell they-sayfeelknowyou That's what I love about writing is you don't need anyone's permission to do it. You can just get up in the morning, grab a pad and pen and start writing. Leigh Whannell penyoumorninglove Somewhere along the way, the ability to make terrifying big budget films like 'The Exorcist' or 'The Shining' was lost, and I don't know if we'll ever get it back. Leigh Whannell backknowlostway I don't know if I can see myself writing another 'Saw' film. It's such a special part of my life, and I almost don't want to ruin it by going back. Leigh Whannell my-lifemyselfwritinglife I always want to fulfill genre expectations and think that should be the bedrock of any film - then you can layer in thematics. Leigh Whannell thinkyouexpectationswant I'm still a big believer in movie theaters, and going to see movies in public. Leigh Whannell goingmoviesbigsee Upgrade' was a hard one to make. Leigh Whannell upgrademakehard Creating 'Upgrade' was really something I enjoyed even though it was stressful. I would do it all again. Leigh Whannell againsomethingenjoyedcreating You never meet other screenwriters because it's such a lonely profession. Leigh Whannell meetneveryoulonely A lot of low-budget genre films you see are horror movies, because horror is the friendliest movie to lack of money. Leigh Whannell moviesseeyoumoney The thing I love the most about low budget films is the creative freedom. Leigh Whannell budgetfreedomcreativelove I like pointing the camera at the actors and letting them fight. Don't let the camera do the fighting for you, and don't let the camera give them the adrenaline hit. Let the people in the frame do that. Leigh Whannell fightyoufightingpeople If I'm going to live in Sydney, I want to live on Bondi Beach. Leigh Whannell livesydneywantbeach Every now and again, something will pop into my head when I'm driving or I'm in the shower, you'll just get an image and it stays with you. It doesn't have to be much, it doesn't have to be a story, it could just be an image. But it won't leave your head and that's when you know you've got something. Leigh Whannell storyknowyoudriving What I feel like science fiction fans respond to is just people trying to hit them with something new, something they haven't seen. And if you do that you'll be okay. Leigh Whannell feelyousciencepeople
