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31 Inspirational Quotes By M. N. Shyamalan Maker Of Films Like Signs And Sixth Sense That Will Stir Your Gray Cells.

M. Night Shyamalan is synonymous with haeavy thriller and unexpected plot twists. The filmmaker has carved a niche for himself in the world of cinema along with other greats like Tim Burton and Michael Bay. Here are a few interesting piece of trivia about the director and his movies.
The episode “The Tale of the Dream Girl” from 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' served as inspiration for the supernatural horror thriller film Sixth Sense.
The director likes to avoid CGI as much as possible. So it means that the signals carved by Aliens, on the crop field, in ‘Signs’ was actually prepared for the movie.

Though many might find it a little hard to digest given the kind of films Shyamalan usually makes, he was one of the writers who penned the screenplay for Stuart Little.
According to the writer, he developed the plot of the movie Lady in the Water while he was thinking of bedtime stories to tell his children.
Apparently M N Shyamalan never actually penned the story for the Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, Unbreakable. He had it all in his memory.
No wonder he is regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of our times. Here are a few inspirational quotes by Shyamalan himself.

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. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

The combination of the CGI, 3-D, and sound effects, it's just impossible to separate them. It gives you a more immersive experience, and I prefer that. 

- M. N. Shyamalan

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. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

My biggest fear in life is to be average. 

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

I grew up watching Steven Spielberg and scary movies. 

- M. N. Shyamalan

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. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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. N. Shyamalan

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. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. Shyamalan

Is it possible that there are no coincidences? 

- M. N. Shyamalan

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

- M. N. 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. N. Shyamalan

Always in life bad times will lead to great times. 

- M. N. Shyamalan

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