M. Night Shyamalan quotes

Born
August 6, 1970, Mahé, Puducherry, India.

Occupation
Director, writer.

M. Night Shyamalan is an American director and writer.

Movies
Glass (2019)
Split (2016)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Unbreakable (2000)

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

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

I play for a living…Success is tied to a feeling of magic, which I can protect.
– M. Night Shyamalan

Always in life bad times will lead to great times.
– M. Night 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. Night Shyamalan

Is it possible that there are no coincidences?
– M. Night Shyamalan

My intention, whether it’s fictional or not, is a retreat back to making small, personal visions.
– M. Night Shyamalan

My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.
– M. Night Shyamalan

I don’t want to pretend I’m any cooler or smarter than I am.
– M. Night Shyamalan

My biggest fear in life is to be average.
– M. Night Shyamalan

My movies don’t get acclaim the day they come. I have to wait longer.
– M. Night 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. Night Shyamalan

You get in my corner, you’re going to get pummeled.
– M. Night Shyamalan

There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.
– M. Night Shyamalan

I’m a big believer in our connection to nature.
– M. Night Shyamalan

That’s something we should be taught as kids: To be okay with ourselves.
– M. Night Shyamalan

I have a naive outlook on life. That’s who I am.
– M. Night Shyamalan

If I’m hesitant at all about an idea, then that’s not the right idea.
– M. Night Shyamalan