M. Night Shyamalan Quotes

There's no doubt that 'Lion' is an audience pleaser. I mean, I went to a lot of research screenings all over, in London and America and Australia, and the results were ridiculous, and the crowds were... they just loved the movie, so for me, my job is done.

It's a remake of a film called Inferno Affairs. It's a Hong Kong film, and if we come anywhere close to what they did in the original, we're going to have a hot property on our hands, because Inferno Affairs is a great piece.

I had no idea that it was gonna take off the way it did. I thought we made a good movie.

We were tremendously encouraged by the testing of Analyze That. Audiences loved it. They were telling us that they liked it as much as the original. We recorded the laughs in the theater.

I've had movies bomb with terrible reviews, I've had movies make a lot of money with terrible reviews, I've had movies get good reviews and make money. And I like it best when the movies do well and the reviewers like them.

I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance in your movie. You go out there, promote your film and hope people like the work you did.

As a filmmaker, you want nothing more than to have people say, 'I love your movie.'

It's awesome when people respond to your movie and love it.

I always say I make the movies where people go, 'Hey, I never saw it, but when I finally did, I really liked it.' People saw 'Baby Driver,' though. I was pleased with that.

I have been very pleased at the response we have got for 'SVSC.'

I want every movie to have a big audience. I'm always hopeful that it's going to be discovered, and audiences are fantastic that way because every once in a while they surprise you. I didn't think 'Beautiful Mind' was going to be that kind of global success.

'Raging Bull' was badly received at first. It took 10 years for it to be recognised.

I have been receiving calls from all quarters since the release of 'Madras.' I need to thank audiences for believing in me and making this film successful.

I'm a massive movie nerd. That being said, I could retire tomorrow because I wrote this movie 'Goon' and it came out, and it connected and it's a wonderful flick that I think is beautiful and then it had this wonderful life and it means a lot to a lot of people.

I'm very proud of 'Calvary.' It's been doing well; it has legs. It's no easy ride. It packs a punch, this one.

People always come up to me now and say, 'Watchmen' is the best superhero movie ever made.' I'm always saying 'That's super cool. That's nice of you to say.' But it happens now, more and more and more than it did when it first came out.

My victory is when the audience buys a ticket to watch my film. I am extremely thrilled when they give it a thumbs-up.

At the end of the day, successful box office just means that more people saw what you did and liked it, and that to me is the most important thing. That a lot of people saw it and liked it.

I'm really proud of 'Cars.' 'Cars,' when it first came out, got probably the most mediocre reviews of a Pixar film.

Once the film is out and a lot of people are seeing it, it becomes almost owned by the cinemagoers of the world.

There are a lot of movies I've done that come and go, and don't really establish a growing fan base.

I was lucky that I made a few movies in a row that people really responded to - not me, particularly, but the films as a whole were appreciated.

I just don't know what makes a movie catch on and other ones don't.

We have to promote a movie. It's just extraordinary that everybody I'm talkin' to loves this movie.

I can't make a choice to do a movie because people will go see it. People look at what a movie becomes and decide if they'll see it.