M. Night Shyamalan Quotes

One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice.

To me a great sci-fi movie has elements of horror and suspense.

I've always loved action stuff.

Musicals and horror movies are my two favorite genres because they're about extremes.

I always watch superhero movies, and I like the action and the fighting and all the different kinds of powers.

I just love scary movies. I love the thrill.

I love action movies.

I saw Redeye, and I love being scared and on the edge of my seat.

I love action. I love doing fight scenes; I always have. I love it.

I was raised on Bruce Lee.

For me, horror movies are a real escape.

People are attracted to entertainment, for sure, or jokes, excitement and romantically heightened stories that might be false, but are still attractive fantasies.

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs.

Boy, there's nothing more thrilling than a chase. I'd often thought, over the years, that someone should do a whole film where it's nothing but a chase.

I think you need humour and a sense of fun, which is what I try to bring to my books to leaven the danger and action. The ones that really transcend the genre always have a great laugh in them, such as 'Fright Night,' 'Lost Boys,' 'American Werewolf in London' - just to name a few.

Crime stories are our version of sitting round a camp fire and telling tales. We enjoy being scared under safe circumstances. That's why there's no tradition of crime writing in countries that have wars.

I'm quite a rational person. I'm not very superstitious, but I really do enjoy horror as a genre.

I'm so happy with 'The Blacklist.' Give me more people to shoot and throw them off buildings.

I grew up with action movies in my head.

When I was a kid, I loved Jackie Chan.

You go to see movies to feel something, and being terrified - there's something so fun about that.

Bond is fantasy.

I get bored watching action movies.

I like doing thrillers.

I like to have my imagination get blown, like 'Aliens.'