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 ShyamalanYou'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 ShyamalanI 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 ShyamalanSometimes people can write really great scenes and even a great episode, but they can't see the bigger picture.
M. Night ShyamalanI want to make a bunch of small movies. I'm really interested in that for me in the future.
M. Night ShyamalanA 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.
M. Night Shyamalan