Quotes About Film

It's always special to shoot in Delhi.

I was delighted to have lines when they came - learning lines for film isn't a problem, but television is a little different, because we shot those shows the whole way through.

I didn't start out my directorial career with a dance film, as I knew people thought a choreographer will easily make a dance film. And even with a non-dance film, I had delivered a successful film.

You've got to know the defense by watching film and by how you've been coached. And then when you approach it, you've got to be real physical. You've got to deliver the blow, not let the blow be delivered to you.

I cannot put pressure on myself that I have delivered a Rs 100 crore film and now I have to give it again or it will not be successful. Films that earn Rs 50 crore or Rs 60 crore are successful, too.

Film is a different art form with its own demands and its own riches.

TV's demands are different from those of films.

If you have a film that's talking about God, you would think that it would appeal to people that consider themselves religious, whatever denomination they're attached to.

A lot of films seem to go to the lowest common denominator.

Every film you work on is different, and that's part of what it's like for anybody who works on a film, is to learn how to work with others. Learn from top to bottom. Actors have to learn how to work with the director and the director has to learn how to work with actors, and that's not just those two departments.

A film's success does not depend on box office collection and the number of days it was screened but on the amount of satisfaction an actor can draw from it.

The success of the film should depend on its budget.

The film depends on the audience's belief in this relationship.

The success of a film depends on the screenplay, and nothing else.

I've never thought about doing international films. But if I get something exciting, I might take it up. Everything depends on what comes my way.

As an actor, I can just show up and do my job. The success and failure of the film depends on team work.

My work in Bollywood depends on the dates needed from me and my role in a film.

'TMOK' is about the very interesting journey of a girl in a different situation, and different stories blend into one film. The film has a lot of emotional depth, and I am sure people will like it.

I just worked with Sofia Coppola and that was amazing. I learned so much from her. I can't even describe how much fun I had.

In some instances, I would say the writer does deserve equal billing with the director. In other instances the director - especially if he wrote part of the script himself - is clearly more the author of the movie.

'12 Years a Slave' was very powerful, very moving, and deserved all of the acclaim it did get.

Film seems to be a medium designed for betrayal and violence.

I worked for UFA as a set designer, you know.

On the clothes front, I have a designer who sits with the director for each film to chalk out a look for me based on the script.