American - Director | August 6, 1970 -
Movie making is not like other art forms, like painting, or writing a novel, because that can be digested or interpreted... It takes two years to make each one of these, and it's always judged on money.
M. Night Shyamalan
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I think I take what you might call a B-movie story, deal with B-movie subjects, and I treat it as if it's an A-movie in terms of my approach, my crew, my actors, my ethics and so on. I guess that's my trademark or one of them, anyway!
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If I'm hesitant at all about an idea, then that's not the right idea.
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I've never had an issue with studios. I believe in them as true creative partners in the process.
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I have a naive outlook on life. That's who I am.
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I feel most akin as an artist, in my life and my career, to Agatha Christie.
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For instance, 'The Sixth Sense' had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention.
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I have worked hard and learnt that I have to make a decision - whether I am going to conform and protect myself or not. I chose not to.
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'The Last Airbender' is genetically engineered for me. I love martial arts. I study it. The movie's based on a lot of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. I was raised Hindu.
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I offer originality: you don't know what my films are like until you go to them. I think that's the reason I've been getting all this attention.
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Over the course of history, the people who are not scared go into the woods and are mauled by a bear, are not going to survive.
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The combination of the CGI, 3-D, and sound effects, it's just impossible to separate them. It gives you a more immersive experience, and I prefer that.
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