“Writing feels safe, you know, it's a hard job, but at least you're in your office or wherever you are and there's no one standing over your shoulder staring at what you're writing. And when you're directing, everybody's looking over your shoulder.”

Australian filmmaker and actor

Leigh Whannell is an Australian filmmaker and actor. He is known for writing and directing horror and science fiction films, and for his long creative partnership with James Wan. He wrote several films directed by Wan, including Saw, Dead Silence, Insidious, and Insidious: Chapter 2. Whannell later moved into directing with Insidious: Chapter 3, and went on to direct Upgrade, The Invisible Man, and Wolf Man.