Quotes from Vikramaditya Motwane

Adapting a book is the most difficult thing because half the time you are wondering what to remove.

I have not understood till date why we censor adult films. If someone over 18 can get married, produce children and drive cars, why can't they watch a movie?

You have to be honest about what kind of films you want to make.

Horror movies make a lot of money in India.

I think I like reluctant protagonists.

Hard-hitting films are remembered for a long time.

When I look back I either feel I did this mistake while shooting or writing. Eventually you try and make sure you do not repeat the same mistake with your next film. I always feel I could have made the film better.

Box office does matter. One cannot ignore it.

I gravitate towards silent characters who don't talk much.

I want to direct more often. The job of a producer brings its own benefit as you start to see the simplicity of film making. But yes there is a constant battle between the director and producer in me.

You want every film that you make to do well, not just indie films in general.

My earliest childhood memories are just of me falling and getting injuries.

The most important thing in a love story for me is the intensity and passion that my lead actors bring into playing their characters.

I try not to read all reviews, but its just that after a point there is nothing much that you can do about it. You can learn and take forward things and use it in your next film. As long as reviews translate into bums on the seat, I think there isn't much I can do.

If you are irresponsible as a parent and don't know what your kids are watching, that's your problem. It's not the creator's duty to create every show in a way that a six-year-old can watch it.

But a lot of 'Bhavesh Joshi' comes from the 'angry young man' - the Bachchan films of the '70s or the Sunny Deol films of the '80s, where there is someone who has been wronged and wants to do the right thing.

Both 'Udaan' and 'Lootera' were largely rehearsed. With 'Trapped,' I left room for improvisation.

In a certain way, I believe 'Trapped' is far more accessible than 'Lootera.' What makes it accessible is that it can happen to anyone. We all have a fear of getting trapped in a certain place or being locked out of our houses.

Trapped' is unique because it focuses on one character who is stuck in an apartment.

Trapped' is the story of a guy stuck in an apartment with no food, no water and no electricity, and of his survival based on his primal instincts.

Bombay is the ideal microcosm of India, of that whole sense of inequality where you could have the biggest skyscrapers next to the poorest slums.

It is okay to put as much money as you want in a story, as long as it is justified.

I think because of social media and YouTube things are changing. Today people have a judgement about films.

I had problems my entire life trying to make films. Problems come but you have to find a solution.