Quotes About Cinema

In terms of my own film experience, I'm definitely used to morose and very heavy, heavy dramas.

I grew up in England, and at the time, cinema was very heavy arthouse cinema, and there was no one making movies that were designed to be in multiplexes.

I've played heavy characters in my first two films.

The first movie I can remember seeing in the theater was 'Return of the Jedi.' I can remember seeing Darth Vader's helmet come off. The shock of that moment.

I love to watch entertaining films with larger than life characters and hence enjoy making such kind of movies.

I can't watch formulaic films and hence, won't write or make one such film.

I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda.

The heritage of a British actor revolves around the challenges of playing the classic roles to meet certain levels of success as an actor. In America, the heritage of an actor is based on cinema mainly.

Most films are written and made with a hero around 35, or even 25.

Kurosawa is my hero, and I've taught courses on his films, and I love what he does, and 'Rashomon' is, I think, his second greatest film after 'Ikiru.'

I don't start a film with the heroine but with the cinema subject. If there is a woman in the story, she has to be of a particular type. It's not as if I start with Madhuri Dixit and then think what kind of film.

I made my debut as a heroine and played a gorgeous role in 'Kushi.'

Every heroine aspires to do a role like that of Soundarya in 'Apthamithra' when they work with me.

I had grown up fantasising of being Yash Chopra's heroine because I have loved his films.

In films, usually we see romantic relationships between a hero and a heroine all the time. But we rarely see love between the older generations.

I feel like one of the most successful heroines in science-fiction cinema is Sigourney Weaver in 'Aliens' - I love her, and as a guy, no part of my brain thinks of her gender.

There was no heroism in 'Manichitrathazhu' but there will be heroism in 'Chandramukhi.'

I didnt and I dont have any hesitation in playing mother on screen. If given a chance, I can even play a father.

The director will be like, 'Hey, great take. Do you want to see the playback?' And I'm like, 'Definitely not.'

I manage to hide in my movies.

The challenge in most car chases is you're trying to hide the fact that it's not the actor driving.

I want to highlight this, that to make meaningful cinema, we really need an enabling environment and freedom to express.

I loved 'Highway.' It was amazing. I have watched Imtiaz Ali's other films, too, and he is one of my favourite Bollywood directors, besides Vishal Bhardwaj and Mani Ratnam.

Generally, we tend to believe that royalty is only for mainstream Hindi commercial cinema music and maybe some popular ghazal singer or pop singer but we never think that classical music is played at so many places.