I'm always on the side of the characters, rather than the side of the people attacking them. I get realistic. It's not gratuitous.

- Alexandre Aja

When I approach a story or movie, the story is the most important thing.

- Alexandre Aja

Hollywood changed to become a more marketing-driven Hollywood, where people who are running the studios are more like marketing people, and they need…

- Alexandre Aja

That is the limit of IMDb. You can get into any IMDb page and hack stuff.

- Alexandre Aja

It's always about trying to do something that's different and not repeating yourself because then you lose your creative stamina. You need to have ne…

- Alexandre Aja

Casting is so important in horror. It's so important to have strong actors to tell a story because, if you don't believe in the character, how can yo…

- Alexandre Aja

In the horror genre, unfortunately you sometimes have the studio tell you, "No, go with more unknown people because it's a scary movie," and I disagr…

- Alexandre Aja

You have to be realistic in the use of blood in the movies. There is a little bit more than a gallon in a human being. If you have a few thousand peo…

- Alexandre Aja

It's always very interesting to bet who's going to go first and who is going to have the most unbelievable death. It's always fun to play with that a…

- Alexandre Aja