Quotes About Films

I knew early on that I was a nerd and that films were my refuge. Those first few minutes before the lights went off, and you're alone in the theater waiting, were really pleasurable.

Action films can be like watching paint dry. You can just die in the trailer waiting for them to set up a shot, then you go out for a few minutes or an hour of endurance testing.

The only fear I have is that I will wake up one day and nobody will allow me to do films. This is a fear every actor has.

So many of Spielberg's films inspired my imagination growing up. And then there are British films like 'The Full Monty' and 'Waking Ned Devine' that took me to places I really loved, with characters I just thought were amazing. But the films of Luc Besson showed me France - a really cool side of France.

I've always been excited by rotoscoping, the technique used in films like 'Waking Life,' which fuses animation with real-life emotion. It seemed like it was a process ripe for innovation.

Indian films never show cows. When you go to India, the most noticeable thing is the cows. Everywhere you look, there's cows walking around! Just by introducing the idea of animals - livestock walking around - suddenly makes it more real.

I remember my first scene with Alan Rickman, and I was anxious because he is a slight 'method' actor; as soon as he is in his cloak, he walks and talks like Snape - it is quite terrifying. But I really wanted to talk to him because 'Robin Hood' was one of my favourite films.

When I have time, I would like to do films in my language but I would also like to star in Bengali and Marathi films too.

Culturally, I remember listening to Salil Chowdhury's music for Malayalam films. Many Bengali actors have worked in our films, too.

I watch all kinds of Indian cinema. There are many good films in Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam.

Now that I have started acting in Bengali films, I will look forward to working with various directors.

When films are remade, it often becomes a big deal. In theater, it's called a revival.

I'm a big fan of Alan J. Pakula's films like 'All the President's Men', 'The Parallax View,' and 'Klute.' I'm a big fan of those movies.

I've always been a big fan of Anjali Menon as a director and have watched most of her films, too.

I am a very big fan of Aamir Khan. He has a great filmography. I also want to do films like him.

My films have always been considered the benchmark in action. I have a big responsibility to shoulder.

I am blessed to have worked in big-budget films at an early stage of my career.

I grew up on R-rated action films, and you didn't blink.

I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.

I feel like touchscreen technology blows my mind still. It just makes me think of all of the sci-fi films I enjoyed as a kid.

We never thought the films would be so famous for so long. We were just happy to do things. It was more bohemian. We knew we were doing something we liked and it was not like everyone else. It was a happy world.

I have done bold films like 'Antarmahal' and 'Khoya Khoya Chand' and also had some bold scenes in them. But boldness is limited to my comfort level.

My South Indian audience matters to me a lot, so I like when they watch my Bollywood films. It feels great.

I never thought of acting Bollywood. I have not seen many films.