Quotes About Film

I choose my films by heart and instinct.

For me, casting is very instinctive, and if I don't feel good about it, I just can't go ahead and make the film.

When I am making a film, it's very instinctive, it's not preset.

More than influences, my music is based on instincts. I make music to match the script and the world of the film.

I have learnt not to ignore instincts. While making a film, when your gut feels that you are going wrong, please take that seriously.

I am a trained actor and an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

When I entered the industry in the early 1970s, I was a gold medalist from the film institute, Pune. That was when graduates from the film institute were very quickly absorbed by the mainstream commercial industry.

As an NFL analyst, my job was to watch countless hours of game film and critique NFL coaches and that's what I've been doing the last 10 years. And there are coaches that I question in the NFL, and at other big collegiate institutions.

Every big-budget film is powered by a director's vision. I blindly follow the instructions of my director, believe in him, and deliver what he exactly wants from me.

Once I sign up for a film, I just go by the director's instructions.

The film industry not only in India but also Hollywood is insular. It's inward-looking.

Choosing location is integral to the film: in essence, another character.

Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film.

Every part of it is important; the film comes alive when you edit it, the film comes alive when you write it, the film comes alive when you act it, and the same with the directing. They're all the most important part at the time and that's why I enjoy doing it, because you're creating a story and every part is a very integral part of it.

If it is a good film, the audience will like it. They will take to it if it is made with a certain amount of integrity.

If you don't have integrity, don't be in cinema.

Let's not betray cinema with marketing inside the film. If it's done outside, then it's ok. That is essential to integrity.

If you're expecting an intellectual film, then you will be disappointed.

I tend not to be so attracted to films that force me into an intellectual place over an emotional one.

I felt more comfortable in TV than in the film world where the players were more erudite and intellectual.

A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.

The intelligent use of contemporary music in film has an enormous audience.

Making a film confusing does not make it intelligent.

If a film is being made by an intelligent director, they're going to cast the right guy.