James Wan Quotes

I'm a huge Paul Thomas Anderson fan.

I love Brian De Palma.

I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.

Ford made some of the most progressive pictures.

I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker.

I was always a huge fan of Nora Ephron.

I love westerns. John Ford is one of the 10 best directors.

Michael Winterbottom is one of the great directors of this century.

Larry Kasdan is a great director.

It is absolutely my conviction, that Walter Salles will figure among the great directors of our time.

Hal Ashby is one of my favorite filmmakers.

David Fincher is a genius.

Fellini was a little lofty for a teenage boy, but certainly he was a huge influence.

Paul Verhoeven is one of my favourite directors. I love his ability to mash extreme violence with humour and satire.

I feel Prawaal Raman is an amazing director with great films in his pocket like 'Gayab.'

I believe Sam Peckinpah is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, and I hold him in high regard.

To me Polanski is one of the greats in terms of psychological horror. It's just hard to top him because he's so damn good at it.

I've worked with David O. Russell.

Movies were my first love.

I love film noir, so Billy Wilder is like my favorite director of all time.

As a movie fan, I remember Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender and the sort of energy around 'Reservoir Dogs,' and the jump from 'Reservoir Dogs' to 'Pulp Fiction,' and how everybody was stoked on Quentin's career.

Shaji Kailas is an amazing director.

It is everybody's wish to work with Mani Ratnam.

I literally said it was my dream in life to direct a Charlie Kaufman movie.

I have always believed Chandra Barot is a very talented director.