M. Night Shyamalan

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

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.

'The Last Airbender' is genetically engineered for me. I love martial arts. I study it. The movie's based on a lot of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. I was raised Hindu.

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

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.

Is it possible that there are no coincidences?

When they see those fourteen lights, they're looking at a miracle. And deep down, they feel that whatever's going to happen, there will be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope.

There are a lot of things I can take, and a few that I can't. What I can't take is when my older brother, who's everything that I want to be, starts losing faith in things. I saw that look in your eyes last night. I don't ever want to see that look in your eyes again.

Are you in my dream too?

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

Movie making is not like other art forms, like painting, or writing a novel, because that can be digested or interpreted... It takes two years to make each one of these, and it's always judged on money.

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!

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

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

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

Movies will end up being this esoteric art form, where only singular people will put films out in a small group of theaters.

Always in life bad times will lead to great times.