M. Night Shyamalan quotes

M. Night Shyamalan is an American filmmaker and screenwriter, best known for his work in the thriller and supernatural genres. His films, such as "The Sixth Sense" and "Unbreakable," are recognized for their unexpected plot twists and atmospheric storytelling. He continues to create thought-provoking movies that challenge audience expectations. Here are 18 of his quotes:

I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.

M. Night Shyamalan

Anime is intended to have ambiguous features. That's part of the art form.

M. Night Shyamalan

My biggest fear in life is to be average.

M. Night Shyamalan

When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies.

M. Night Shyamalan

Always in life bad times will lead to great times.

M. Night Shyamalan

I love my stories being multi-layered, and coming at it from different angles, so that you don't understand the film's true emotional motivation until the very end.

M. Night Shyamalan

My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.

M. Night Shyamalan

See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky?

M. Night Shyamalan

There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.

M. Night Shyamalan

There are a lot of things I can take, and a few that I can't. What I can't take is when my older brother, who's everything that I want to be, starts losing faith in things. I saw that look in your eyes last night. I don't ever want to see that look in your eyes again.

M. Night Shyamalan

Movies will end up being this esoteric art form, where only singular people will put films out in a small group of theaters.

M. Night Shyamalan

If I'm hesitant at all about an idea, then that's not the right idea.

M. Night Shyamalan

For instance, 'The Sixth Sense' had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention.

M. Night Shyamalan

I knew the moment it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. It would have scarred me for life. I may never have recovered.

M. Night Shyamalan

'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.

M. Night Shyamalan

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!

M. Night Shyamalan