Aja Quotes & Sayings

I try to think about me, as an audience member, and it [inspiration for movies] comes from there. — Alexandre Aja

A movie like 'The Last House On The Left' would be very hard to do in Europe. — Alexandre Aja

I follow my instincts and I always think about what movie I would like to see. If I want to see it then I'm guessing that some other people might want to see it as well. I never try to think about what people will love or will like, because when you start to think for other people that's where you lose track of the real motivation. — 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 and create more expectation. It's an interesting part of horror movie. — Alexandre Aja

Diamonds aren't forever. Diamond engagement rings have only been a "necessary luxury" for about eighty years. We take the tradition of a diamond engagement ring for granted, as if it were as old as marriage itself. It's not. In fact, it's only about as old as the microwave oven. — Aja Raden

I'm going to kill you, Aja! I'm going to kill you in your face! — Pierce Brown

Involuntarily, Valarius felt a stab of envy, but he tamped it down. He had no right to feel possessiveness toward her. He was nothing, and she, she was everything. — Aja James

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

Battered and bloody, we join Cassius, Lysander, and Sevro before the door leading out of the Sovereign's inner sanctum as Cassius types in the Olympic code to open the doors. He pauses to sniff the air. 'What's that smell?'
'Smells like a sewer,' I say.
Sevro stares intensely at the razors he's taken from Aja, including the one belonging to Lorn. 'I think it smells like victory.'
'Did you shit your pants?' Cassius squints at him. 'You did.'
'Sevro ... ' Mustang says.
'It's an involuntary muscle reaction when you're fake executed and swallow massive amounts ofhaemanthus oil,' Sevro snaps. 'You think I would do that on purpose?'
Cassius and I look at each other.
I shrug. 'Well, maybe.'
'Yeah, actually.'
He flips us the crux and makes a face, twisting his lips till it looks like he's going to explode. 'What's happening?' I ask. 'Are you ... still ... '
'No! — Pierce Brown

I'm really not one about reform, I'm about tearing it down, revolution — Aja Monet

Our critique of Israel has to be about the state, not culture or religion, but the state of Israel — Aja Monet

If you want blood, come and get it. If you're here to fuck me, just name your place and position. Otherwise, get out. — Aja James

It's true that if
friends can never count on you being there the next time
they need you, the place they leave for you might be very
small. That's self-defense. If you abandon people - even if it's
not your fault - they will eventually get over you and find
someone else. Good for them. But you're an adult now, and
you can build things as deep and as long-lasting as you want
to. I wish you wouldn't underestimate your ability to make
people love you. - Aunt Aja — Laura Florand

from Pure Healing

Just because I can't throw away my virginity at the closest dick on hand doesn't mean I can't date — Aja James

Please," he begged, though he knew not for what. He'd never asked anything of anyone. Never put himself in such a vulnerable position. But he had no pride at this moment. He was utterly slain by her gentleness. — Aja James

The assembly of warriors stands, faces now smeared with blood, and together we recite the names of our chief enemies. "Karnus au Bellona, Aja au Grimmus, Imperator Tiberius au Bellona, Scipia au Falthe, Octavia au Lune, Agrippina au Julii, and Cassius au Bellona. These are wanted lives." In — Pierce Brown

May your hands be an extension of your heart and may you do the work of love with them. — Aja Monet

Hollywood changed to become a more marketing-driven Hollywood, where people who are running the studios are more like marketing people, and they need titles. — Alexandre Aja

Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?" Aja, TRB.
It is the name of a female warrior." Loor, TRB.
What did she do that was so heroic?" Aja, TRB
She killed her enemies and ate them." Loor, TRB. — D.J. MacHale

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 disagree. — Alexandre Aja

Spring Break is very strange. I grew up in France, so I don't know Spring Break. That doesn't exist in Europe. — Alexandre Aja

I really care about people, and I would need someone to also genuinely value other human beings and want to be connected with people in the world and to know about other cultures. That might not be a high standard for someone else, but for me, it's really important to try and stick to that. — Aja Naomi King

Words can't describe how one would feel in that moment after doing a test for something you really want but in your heart you don't think you have a chance of getting. — Aja Naomi King

Growing up in the eighties, you could go from one style in a movie to another style, and that was okay. In the nineties, you had to obey your niche. You had to follow the code and never step outside of exactly what you're doing. — Alexandre Aja

Come on, let's go! Move your butter muffin butt!" "My what?" Mary asked with a surprised look. "Butter muffin butt," Aja said with a smile; her angelic face glowed. "And what is that supposed to mean?" Mary asked as she slid out of the truck seat. Aja wasn't far behind. "Well, I make it a point to never say curse words, and, well, butter muffin sounds as close to mother effin as I could think of," she said with an increased sweetness to her voice. — Nicole Renee Wyatt

There's not really much of an opportunity for a girl from Georgia like me or a girl like Aja (Evans) from Chicago to grow up bobsledding. I think it's great that we have such a diverse group. — Elana Meyers

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 people, that makes a lot of blood. I'm very realistic in my use of blood. — Alexandre Aja

It was nine French fries because I counted. Was it a lie that Aja said he ate ten French fries? Did a small lie like that matter? Bree didn't look at me or talk to me again all day. The Earth sun was not shining inside me. It was as dark as midnight in there. That evening, I was surprised Bree still came over to talk about the party. She frowned and said, "Well, we still have to figure out the food." Mom and Dad were in the study working on the loud-soft problem. The — Darcy Pattison

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 new challenges. — Alexandre Aja

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

Back when people couldn't read, other people would take newspapers and turn them into theater so that people would know what was going on in the world. That is a powerful thing. — Aja Naomi King

I think the violence in 'The Hills Have Eyes' and 'High Tension' is much more traumatic than 'Piranha.' — Alexandre Aja

I think it's well-known that I love all things ABC and Shonda Rhimes - I'm a huge 'Scandal' and 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. — Aja Naomi King

Me, as a moviegoer, before being a filmmaker, I try to think about what movie I would like to see. — Alexandre Aja

Not to say there's not good TV out there, but I think TV is better when it accurately reflects the world as it is. — Aja Naomi King

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

Hatred doesn't just hurt the people being hated, it hurts the people housing the hatred — Aja Monet

We all have our family issues from time to time. — Aja Naomi King

You have what she needs," he said again. "And you're capable of giving her more than she'd ever bargained for because you love her. Wether she wants it or not, it's your gift to her. True love requires no reciprocation. True love is unconditional. — Aja James

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 you be scared for them? — Alexandre Aja

If love was magic you wouldn't be amazed, you much rather look at reality in a daze. see love is merely a four letter phrase, It's here It's there it may never change. For love is a verb an action, a zing, It is never a person place or thing. — Aja Taylor

I can be just a touch controlling! — Aja Naomi King

TV is such a great medium in what it can do in terms of enlightening an audience. We can really inspire and teach people about other people. That's a powerful tool, and that's something that the arts has always been capable of doing. — Aja Naomi King

I love the powerful woman who's complicated. There's no push to be one thing or another thing. It's all human. That's what you look for as an actor: characters written and portrayed in the most human way possible. — Aja Naomi King

When you do a slasher film, you find yourself repeating the same kind of scene, then it becomes not very challenging and not very interesting. — Alexandre Aja

Not for his people, not for the world he protected, but for himself. He wanted to matter. To her. — Aja James

When a woman writes you a poem, she spends time with the gods on your behalf. — Aja Monet

In Europe, there is no horror movie. It's very hard to make a slasher or gory movie. There is no audience for that. — Alexandre Aja

The most important thing when you do a movie is that you find an audience that really understands what you want to do and is really supportive of it. — Alexandre Aja

It worked! It fucking worked! We've got to help the Goldbrows, shithead. Get up! Get up!" He hauls me to my feet and shoves my razor back into my hand, rushing into the holopit, howling the hideous battle cry we made as children among the frozen pines. "I'm going to kill you, Aja! I'm going to kill you in your face!" "It's Barca!" the Jackal screams from the ground. "Barca's alive!" On — Pierce Brown

Aja gave Loor an up and down once-over. She then said, "Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?"
Ouch.
Loor answered, "It is the name of a legendary hero on Zadaa. A woman."
Really?" Aja said. "What did she do that was so heroic?"
She killed her enemies and ate them. — D.J. MacHale

I'm a huge fan of movies, and I watch DVDs all day, and I like to be able to watch DVDs that are different from what was in theaters. Whether that's uncut or a director's cut. I think it's an awesome way to rediscover the movie. — Alexandre Aja

Not everyone's high standards have to be the same thing. — Aja Naomi King

You will take me," he said resolutely. "You will accept me into your body. — Aja James

How do I please you," he whispered, embarrassed by his own deplorable lack of knowledge and skill. — Aja James