M. Night Shyamalan

“So 'The Last Airbender' 's philosophy and culture feels like a beautiful idea to me: That we inherently have connections to the elements and what they teach us, and to each other.”

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

“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!”

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

“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.”

“Always in life bad times will lead to great times.”

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

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

“My biggest fear in life is to be average.”

“When you say 'fear of the unknown', that is the definition of fear; fear is the unknown, fear is what you do not know, and it's genetically within us so that we feel safe. We feel scared of the woods because we're not familiar with it, and that keeps you safe.”

“Are you in my dream too?”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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