Quotes About Relevance

I think we'll still be a family restaurant, we'll be contemporary, we'll be lifestyle, we won't be old, we won't be 60 years old in the view of the consumer.

During my career I've enjoyed re-invigorating and contextualizing classic characters that are relatable to contemporary audiences.

There are elements to the 19th century which just don't work for contemporary audiences.

Where I have come unstuck sometimes has mostly been to do with the stories not being quite right or not connecting with a contemporary audience.

I'm interested in teasing out the contemporary issues in what I'm working on, however old the piece might be, whenever I'm working on it.

I do pick up on contemporary issues.

Everyone is trying to say, 'This is Gen Y; we're not an old company. We're not doing old content.'

You can't have bad things happening to characters simply for shock value; you need to provide context.

Now that I exist in the mainstream majority, I'm not really so controversial any more, am I? Not really news.

I don't feel people are that interested in snooker any more and the only thing that will get snooker back into the limelight is more controversy.

I want to make coin collecting cool again.

What happens in Britain, what happens in the world, matters a lot to us in our core business.

In a film like 'Kannathil Muthamittal,' I can't have a Rajnikanth or a Kamal Haasan. If you have a star, the expectation of the film is different. So, you cast according to the subject of the film. Some films are best done with stars because it gives you a base on which if you can get the correct performance, you can reach higher.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

Don't think that the things around you don't count, because they do.

I've made one action movie. But nobody saw it, so I guess that doesn't count for most people.

When they hear from you, it counts. That's how we're going to win.

I've done things that should be talked about, and covered serious issues that face our kids, but people aren't interested in that.

I could definitely make 145. But if 'Cowboy' is going to 145, I'm going after somebody who matters.

I'll talk all this craziness in my music, but when I have your attention, and you're listening to me, I'll talk about what I want to talk about and what I think we need to address.

Honestly, I don't think screen space matters much; it's the impact your character creates that is important.

One thing that I do ask myself when I'm in the creative process is, 'Does the world need this?'

For us, creativity means thinking about the lives of our audience and how to connect with them.

Live with your century; but do not be its creature.