Quotes About Film

When you go into a film, you read it, and something clicks for you, and you like it, and you sign on for it; you go for it. You know that this is going to be a good film, and that is your best hope. Past that, it's a crap shoot - you roll the dice.

I'm accused constantly of having 'no signature.' That's the big artistic demerit. You can't tell a Wyler film from another man's film just by looking at it.

I signed on with Disney to star and choreograph an original film.

When I turned 20 I signed my south film and by the time I was 23, I had done three south films.

When I heard I'd be working with Scorsese, I signed up immediately.

Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.

My first film would have been 'Rough,' and it got delayed. 'Venkatadri Express' released first and became a big success. I signed 'Venkatadri' after 15 days of shooting for 'Rough'. I had lot of faith in the script, and I feel luck plays a major part.

Released in 1967, 'Farz' was the remake of a Telegu film that was turned down by most actors of the time - Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Dharmendra... I was the needy and greedy one then and signed the film gladly.

If I was offered a Salman Khan or a Shah Rukh Khan film, I would have signed it. No one says no to that.

I signed 'Lucknow Central' because it was a story I wanted to be part of. I still stand by the fact that it was a well written, well directed film with some great performances.

My look in the song 'Character Deela Hai in Ready,' starring Salman Khan and Asin, has come in for praise. I've signed films with top directors.

So I called and said, 'Mommy, I'm doing a political film with Jean-Luc Godard. You have to come and sign the contract.' She thought I was lying, so she hung up the phone. But then she came the next day, even though she had never taken an airplane in her life. She came to Paris and she signed my contract.

Sajid-Wajid has been signed on for 'Rowdy Rathore.' Sajid and Wajid are great friends of mine. I am happy that they are scoring the music for this film.

I felt shaky, then 'Hungama' worked, and I signed films left, right and centre to kill my insecurity.

I had watched 'What Lies Beneath' long before I signed 'Raaz.' It was similar in terms of the story premise and the infidelity part. But I didn't have to go and watch the other film. Once I read the script I wanted to bring my own perspective. I didn't want to copy from a Hollywood film.

From an animation perspective, it doesn't get better than Pixar. You're working so much in the blind because the huge circle of collaborators that's required to pull off a film like this means that you are just one small arc in that large circle. The level of trust that you have to give into is significant.

Usually, in many films, only the hero's character is of importance, and the others may not be as significant. But in 'Kaala,' there are at least six characters that will have a huge impact and will stay with you even after the movie.

I never really do much research before signing a film. It is just the script and character that I concentrate on.

I always give weightage to performance more than the length of my character. That has always been my criteria for signing a film.

Before signing 'Dawat-E-Ishq,' I came across few more offers, but none of them interested me. This film has a soul, and I went for it.

I had to take a break to set up my production company. Managing a production house is a different ballgame. It's not like signing a film and arriving on the set.

While signing a film, I take into account the producer, the banner and how much money they are actually going to put into marketing the film.

There are some long silences in Scandinavian and some Japanese films, when the audience knows action is taking place, but the audience hears no action.

It's kind of like Silence of the lambs meets Boogey Nights.