Quotes About Film

The world in which we live is diverse, and I think television and film should reflect that.

I'm here in Hollywood to do film and television and make enough money to get my kids through college.

After studying in Sheffield, I went down to London to do my post-graduate degree at the National Film and Television School, embarking on the movie that would eventually become 'A Grand Day Out.'

I don't see myself doing television, but I do see myself directing.

After finishing my study in Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), I was mentally prepared for the struggle in the film industry.

Of course I am aware that there is a level of sexism in any large institution, but I find, in television and film, most of the producers are women.

The power of story and the power of a well-crafted film or television show is really all you need to speak to people. I think Hollywood is sort of catching up to that.

I feel that, at this point in my career, I don't want to do another television show. I don't want to do a film.

To David Lynch, any film or television show should be life casting a shadow.

Normally, I think the people you would use on your first film, it would be a real struggle to bring them with you onto your television show. I just brought every single person with and expanded my little indie film world.

We met and married when both of us knew exactly what our jobs were. He was only 32, but he'd been all over the place. I'd been working on films and television shows all over the world.

I have been offered films as well, but it's better to do good television shows rather than a small role in a film.

I would love to work with anybody who has a good story to tell - Patrick Graham, Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap, Neeraj Ghaywan, Coen Brothers, Wes Anderson. I don't know why I was not considered for that Indian guy's part in 'The Grand Budapest Hotel.'

As the director of a film, as the story teller, you have to keep your voice alive.

I really felt good after working in a film like 'Piku,' as many people could relate to my character. I got letters from my fans telling me how my character resembles to their grandparents.

Of course I want my films to look really good, but every single element is chosen for a reason. It's telling something in the story.

Honestly, there are so many things about structuring a story for film and telling a story for film that are really different from doing radio.

When you're on an independent film, you have a lot of great people there who are telling really true and authentic stories. But you also have a lot of con artists and people who think they can do something that they can't.

I'm telling you, every film I've ever made has been hated by the U.K. critics.

Any actor or actress that tells you that they don't watch their stuff is lying.

I'm not a big fan of there being voiceovers in movies. I really prefer it when the film tells it story.

It doesn't matter how beautifully a film is photographed. The acting tells your story. It's what people relate to. If you don't believe the characters, it doesn't work.

A fragmented film such as 'Babel' gives the impression of 'edginess' but, in its form, tells us nothing we didn't already know.

No one pretty much tells me what kind of horror films to make.