Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Ajais a French film director better known for his work in various horror films. Aja rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension. He has also directed the horror films The Hills Have Eyes, Mirrors, Piranha 3Dand Horns...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth7 August 1977
CountryFrance
inspiration thinking trying
I try to think about me, as an audience member, and it [inspiration for movies] comes from there.
creative challenges trying
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.
thinking trying filmmaker
Me, as a moviegoer, before being a filmmaker, I try to think about what movie I would like to see.
dvds fan huge movies rediscover watch whether
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.
code exactly follow obey outside
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.
hard slasher
In Europe, there is no horror movie. It's very hard to make a slasher or gory movie. There is no audience for that.
hard
A movie like 'The Last House On The Left' would be very hard to do in Europe.
hills traumatic
I think the violence in 'The Hills Have Eyes' and 'High Tension' is much more traumatic than 'Piranha.'
break exist grew
Spring Break is very strange. I grew up in France, so I don't know Spring Break. That doesn't exist in Europe.
motivation real thinking
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.
stuff limits pages
That is the limit of IMDb. You can get into any IMDb page and hack stuff.
running people marketing
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.
horror-genre people scary
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.
strong believe character
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?