Quotes About Film

I had been getting several Kannada film offers ever since 'Premam.' While a few of them did excited me as the roles I was offered were interesting, I couldn't be a part of them due to my previous and ongoing commitments.

My goal is that my films should at least match up to my previous films if not be more.

Chinnadana Nee Kosam' is a very good romantic entertainer. Compared to my previous films, the emotional content in this film is strong.

My mother gave me this book called Feature Films at Used Car Prices by a guy named Rick Schmidt. I gotta credit the guy, cuz he gave me the most practical advice. It empowers you.

The response to Pride has been so overwhelming. I mean, people have really loved it. And it's so rewarding because we had such a fun time making that film, and it was made with so much heart, that it's lovely that people seem to be responding in kind to that.

It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the need for compromise. There is no such thing as a perfect shot, a perfect film. The purpose of film is not to make a monument to oneself.

I thought every other kid was like me. I'd watch films and act them out on my own and wish I could be one of the actresses. When I saw 'Pride And Prejudice,' the one with Colin Firth, I just absolutely knew that was what I wanted to do, and for 'Cranford' to be my first job was poetic, really.

For the film 'Saat Khoon Maaf,' which was adapted from my story 'Susanna's Seven Husbands,' I did collaborate on the screenplay. I even took a small role in the film, of a priest.

I judge my film choices based on the director, and then I see how much the story has affected me when I read it or when I hear it in the narration. Then comes how important my role is in it, but primarily director, script, and then role.

The thing is, as a film director, you're essentially alone: You have to tell a story primarily through pictures, and only you know the film you see in your head.

'Hotel Rwanda' is an American product, not a Rwandan one, made primarily for American audiences.

As a director, you're looking for ways to tell the story with the whole image and not primarily dialogue.

We've all been influenced by American naturalism, and to ignore that entirely would be impossible for me as someone who works primarily in film.

When you walk onto any set, it's usually primarily men. Which can be weird, especially when you're doing something emotionally challenging.

I am an artist, and I will always be working. But a film should match my personality and should be primarily based on a woman for me to go forward with it.

I came to Bombay in January 1981. It was primarily for 'Gandhi.'

I stopped acting a long time ago and my primary career has been producing-directing film.

I think every character is important in every film - be it small, primary, or lead - because they are adding something to the story, taking it forward.

When I was younger and in primary school, I'd do maybe a film a year, and I had to adapt to being away from everyone for a couple of months.

I never dreamt to be a princess in my life; I really dreamt to be an actress, but I dreamt of princesses on screen.

I loved working with Cary Elwes, who is in 'The Princess Bride', one of my favorite films. He's a great guy.

When your principal artists deliver convincing performances, the film's quality is elevated.

When I got the deal to do 'J. Edgar,' which was really the brainchild of Brian Grazer, 'Milk' hadn't come out yet. We had just completed principal photography, and it was still basically this little film where we just really hoped someone would see it.

A family film is a very particular and explicit form. Family films typically include adult principles that are moral, but they should be as intelligent, funny, and intriguing as any other film.