"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
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"The thing that's protected me creatively is that the movies have made profits."
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"When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies."
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"My normal cycle for movies is eighteen months and each part is separate."
-M. Night Shyamalan
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"Movies will end up being this esoteric art form, where only singular people will put films out in a small group of theaters."
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"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."
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"I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen."
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"What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women are. We don't treasure women as they get older."
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"I guess I watch movies to make myself happier a lot."
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