Quotes About Cinema

Whether it was 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' or whether it's 'LSTCK,' the characters are real, and when you see them on screen, you can identify with them.

Casino Royale' was fabulous and I saw 'Bourne Identity' over and over again.

I feel if the Punjabi cinema is experimenting, I should also at least try and do roles which create a new identity with every film.

I have seen 'Munnabhai MBBS' and '3 Idiots' around 20 times.

When I go to the cinema, I want to have a cinematic experience. Some people ignore the sound and you end up seeing something you might see on television and it doesn't explore the form.

Box office does matter. One cannot ignore it.

Because I had other means of expressions, I was lucky that I didn't go under and start becoming all convoluted in my head. That can happen, if you're a serious actor and you're here to really be a part of cinema, and when cinema ignores you, it can be devastating.

Cinema connects people: they respond as a group, you feel you are not alone, and you see you are not alone. Capitalism is destroying this social aspect of films, and even empathy, by creating the illusion that you are more important than the next person: 'You will buy this because you are special.' That is horrible.

You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It has to be the story and the characters.

In movies, images cost - if you want a big image, it takes more money.

I love acting. I've been doing it since I was 16, and it's in my nature. It's the thing I do best. But as much as I love acting, I love cinema more. I always had a thing about creating images.

You do remember things that people say in movies. You remember particular lines and things that are funny. But, you also remember really strong images. Images have a way of bypassing your brain and hitting you emotionally.

'Baadshaho' is not an imaginative film, it's real and made it an entertaining way.

Anything you can imagine, you can put on film.

For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film.

I'm a big fan of films that I grew up on and would watch obsessively, over and over again. If I didn't feel like I got everything on the first watch good, I want to see it again immediately.

When you go to the movies, you expect the movie to create a world that you can immerse yourself in, that you can step into. Sci-fi is a beautiful way of doing that.

Movies make you immortal and ageless.

Films make an actor immortal.

If you really love films, and you really want to get the full impact, there's a huge difference between watching something on a small screen with a mediocre sound system and watching it on a giant screen in a giant theater with a huge beautiful sound system. I mean, the difference is electric.

I like high impact movies.

I think, in terms of activism associated with my films, be it 'Salaam Baalak Trust' or 'Maisha,' taking the idea of cinema as a way to change people, I feel heartened. I am glad that we have impacted thousands of lives.

I really believe in the power of cinema, and with it comes a responsibility to impart some sort of message for the better.

In any film there's always a historical implication.