I always say that the horror genre and the comedy genre are close cousins because they are the two genres where you are attempting to elicit an involuntary vocal response from a crowd of people and you instantly know whether it’s working or not. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
The writing process is the time where nothing’s been set in stone. It’s a blank slate, or a blank page. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
The great thing about horror films is that they work on a low budget. The genre is the star. You don’t need big movie stars, and I actually think a lot of times that the best horror films are the low budget contained ones. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
The great thing about ‘The Exorcist’ is it’s dead serious horror. No comedy, no self-reference, it’s a documentary style. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
I love, and I’ve always loved, contained sci-fi films that utilize practical effects. I feel like the human eye can tell when something is actually in the frame and when it was inserted digitally later. Leigh Whannell Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
