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M. Night Shyamalan quotes: You're saying, "I'm gonna do this thing," and you have to be aware, as a rational human being, that you may not be allowed back in.

You're saying, "I'm gonna do this thing," and you have to be aware, as a rational human being, that you may not be allowed back in.

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

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

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.

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

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: There's no staying where you were. If you're not doing anything, your skills and point of view are atrophying.

There's no staying where you were. If you're not doing anything, your skills and point of view are atrophying.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: That's something we should be taught as kids: To be okay with ourselves.

That's something we should be taught as kids: To be okay with ourselves.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I'm a big believer in our connection to nature.

I'm a big believer in our connection to nature.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I consider myself an independent filmmaker.

I consider myself an independent filmmaker.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I feel most akin as an artist, in my life and my career, to Agatha Christie.

I feel most akin as an artist, in my life and my career, to Agatha Christie.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: Filmmakers have to find the right materials to match their [voice].

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

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: If ever I was feeling down I would go and write something. It's a form of escape.

If ever I was feeling down I would go and write something. It's a form of escape.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: You don't want to watch classics with me 'cause I'm constantly writing notes.

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

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: Being insecure - I'm a master, a virtuoso - they can be handing me the keys to the kingdom and all I can think is, I hope I don't drop

Being insecure - I'm a master, a virtuoso - they can be handing me the keys to the kingdom and all I can think is, I hope I don't drop the key.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: You're never the same. You're degrading, or you're getting better. You don't stay the same.

You're never the same. You're degrading, or you're getting better. You don't stay the same.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: The thing that's protected me creatively is that the movies have made profits.

The thing that's protected me creatively is that the movies have made profits.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I love The Killing, I love Homeland and Mad Men, all those shows that lean into the tone of things.

I love The Killing, I love Homeland and Mad Men, all those shows that lean into the tone of things.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?

There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: Sometimes we do not do things that we wish to do, so others will not know that we wish to do them.

Sometimes we do not do things that we wish to do, so others will not know that we wish to do them.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: 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.

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.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: My philosophy is to make movies with the biggest possible budget that will allow it to be made in an independent fashion.

My philosophy is to make movies with the biggest possible budget that will allow it to be made in an independent fashion.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I storyboard every shot of my thrillers in general. I draw them out and do them.

I storyboard every shot of my thrillers in general. I draw them out and do them.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: My biggest fear in life is to be average.

My biggest fear in life is to be average.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: The first two movies I directed failed, when I was 21 and 23, and that was the greatest thing that could have happened.

The first two movies I directed failed, when I was 21 and 23, and that was the greatest thing that could have happened.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: This is the problem with being Indian. It's hard to be one of the family members. Everybody is white usually [in the movie].

This is the problem with being Indian. It's hard to be one of the family members. Everybody is white usually [in the movie].

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I have a naive outlook on life. That's who I am.

I have a naive outlook on life. That's who I am.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: You don't have your film finished when you have your director's cut finished. It's just a bunch of green screen.

You don't have your film finished when you have your director's cut finished. It's just a bunch of green screen.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I grew up watching Steven Spielberg and scary movies.

I grew up watching Steven Spielberg and scary movies.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I always thought I was going to be the film guy until I died.

I always thought I was going to be the film guy until I died.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I want to make a bunch of small movies. I'm really interested in that for me in the future.

I want to make a bunch of small movies. I'm really interested in that for me in the future.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: My directing style is long takes. The longer take I can do, the more I can think of not doing it in cuts, the better.

My directing style is long takes. The longer take I can do, the more I can think of not doing it in cuts, the better.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: 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.

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.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: When you find your voice, your life takes on grace.

When you find your voice, your life takes on grace.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I find it very eerie when somebody is being really polite.

I find it very eerie when somebody is being really polite.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I don't like to chase an audience. You can smell when someone is chasing an audience and it's not good.

I don't like to chase an audience. You can smell when someone is chasing an audience and it's not good.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I've been asked to direct pilots for a lot of shows.

I've been asked to direct pilots for a lot of shows.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: Are you in my dream too?

Are you in my dream too?

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.

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

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: The whole world makes comic book movies now.

The whole world makes comic book movies now.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: Saw # Birdman . Such singular, audacious filmmaking. Can't stop thinking about the ending.

Saw # Birdman . Such singular, audacious filmmaking. Can't stop thinking about the ending.

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

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

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I had a desire to do TV and wanted to get in, in the right way, knowing that I was going to learn a lot, along the way.

I had a desire to do TV and wanted to get in, in the right way, knowing that I was going to learn a lot, along the way.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: Giving should be a part of your routine, just like working out, eating, and sleeping.

Giving should be a part of your routine, just like working out, eating, and sleeping.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: My normal cycle for movies is eighteen months and each part is separate.

My normal cycle for movies is eighteen months and each part is separate.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I've never had an issue with studios. I believe in them as true creative partners in the process.

I've never had an issue with studios. I believe in them as true creative partners in the process.

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

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

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 quotes: I love stage actors. The pool of world class actors that have done theater [is big], there's a higher opportunity of grabbing somebody from that pool.

I love stage actors. The pool of world class actors that have done theater [is big], there's a higher opportunity of grabbing somebody from that pool.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: Always in life bad times will lead to great times.

Always in life bad times will lead to great times.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I'm from that world where I feel so comfortable making small independent movies.

I'm from that world where I feel so comfortable making small independent movies.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I'm so consistent that my director's cuts are usually 20-25 minutes longer than the released version of the movies.

I'm so consistent that my director's cuts are usually 20-25 minutes longer than the released version of the movies.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: Sometimes people can write really great scenes and even a great episode, but they can't see the bigger picture.

Sometimes people can write really great scenes and even a great episode, but they can't see the bigger picture.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I'm super confident about creative stuff, and I'm really not confident about human interactions stuff.

I'm super confident about creative stuff, and I'm really not confident about human interactions stuff.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: 'The Exorcist' is the scariest movie ever made. It just felt dead-on real, like you were watching the existence of the devil.

'The Exorcist' is the scariest movie ever made. It just felt dead-on real, like you were watching the existence of the devil.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: The beauty is that we can blur film and TV a little bit more.

The beauty is that we can blur film and TV a little bit more.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: Is it possible that there are no coincidences?

Is it possible that there are no coincidences?

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.

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

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: You don't get to celebrate yourself unless you risk being mocked or rejected. As an artist, you cannot play it safe. You just can't.

You don't get to celebrate yourself unless you risk being mocked or rejected. As an artist, you cannot play it safe. You just can't.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: If I'm hesitant at all about an idea, then that's not the right idea.

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

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: 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.

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.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.

If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.

M. Night Shyamalan quotes: Anime is intended to have ambiguous features. That's part of the art form.

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