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01Undated

Language-wise, my mom and dad's dialect, they're pretty obscure. It's Chinese, but not your traditional Chinese, like Cantonese or Mandarin. It wasn't something that I got to use very much growing up. We eventually just spoke English around the house.

James Wan / quote

02Undated

If you come down to it, there's only a handful of worlds that action films live in. You have your car chases, your gun fights, and your fights.

James Wan / quote

03Undated

I think, ultimately, if you create characters that people like and can relate to, your characters are grounded on a human level even if your cars are not.

James Wan / quote

04Undated

I'm a big movie fan, and I want to make movies in every genre. I want to make my romantic comedy one day.

James Wan / quote

05Undated

People are so used to seeing John Goodman as a lovable dad or the quirky characters he played in the Coen Brothers films.

James Wan / quote

06Undated

People are so used to seeing John Goodman as a loveable dad or the quirky characters he played in the Coen Brothers films.

James Wan / quote