It’s a weird little anomaly about horror films in that the more money and noise you have, the less scary it gets. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
Freddie Kruger, Jason, Michael Myers – they’re all our generation. I think the kids wanted some new guys that they could take ownership of and Jigsaw was that guy. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
Prior to ‘Insidious Chapter 3,’ I was happy to write movies for James Wan to direct as I felt very much that I was one half of a duo. I looked at us as a team who works together and I was happy to be part of that, I was happy to effectively be the bass player in The Beatles. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
The problem with acting is that there’s really no control. You’re at the behest of others. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I mean, I certainly wouldn’t want to paint myself as, you know, the evangelist for practical effects or some sort of anti CG guy because it’s really a tool. Like filmmaking is this toolbox and you use what’s appropriate in relation to the story. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
When ‘Psycho’ came out back in 1960, it was seen as an abomination and as this really gory thing. We all watch ‘Psycho’ today, of course, and think it’s so tame since there’s no blood or any real gore in it. But for the standards of the day when it was released, it was extreme. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
