119 Quotes by M. Night Shyamalan

I wouldn't describe myself as a do-gooder. That's really more my wife. I'm kind of just the obsessed guy who's been writing and making movies since I was a little kid, just in a room and make it.

Great actors come with depth about how their character sees the world, and they completely defend it. They could defend it in a court of law, down to the reason the patient deserved this.

A TV show where all of the characters are trying to figure out what's going on, and the suspense of that, fits my [voice] really well. You feel their frustration, anger and fear, and then, when the reveal happens, their sense of dread or horror, or whatever it is, and I like to paint with those colors.

I consider myself an independent filmmaker.

You don't want to watch classics with me 'cause I'm constantly writing notes.

Most of the time, I don't watch classics with anybody. I have to be by myself. That's my classroom.

Filmmakers have to find the right materials to match their [voice].

The whole world makes comic book movies now.

The muscles that writers need for film are very different from TV muscles. Now, when I hire the writers and put the writers' room together, I know where their muscles need to be.