Quotes About Cinema

I knew that all South Indian language films were first made in Chennai and that Tamil Nadu is one of the biggest film-producing centres in the country. I wanted to be part of films here.

There have been a bunch of Indian films in English that found an audience.

Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.

Guys are not going to go see a chic flick when 'Indiana Jones' is playing.

Like all artists, I'm a complete cinephile; I see everything. I see past movies, present movies, indie movies, experimental movies.

You want every film that you make to do well, not just indie films in general.

For me, I always loved summer movies. I love indie movies, foreign films, but there's definitely a part of me that loves summer movies, ever since I was a kid.

The only way independent cinema can come out of its own rut is by learning to be more consistent. An indie filmmaker should feel responsible for others as well.

I always hope that people feel less alone when they see a movie that I make. That some part of the story played out on the big screen will resonate for individuals in the audience in a way that gives them comfort.

I'm one of those directors who read reviews, even if they're bad, because I started as a film critic as a cinema student. I indulge in the art of criticism in general.

I hope many people can indulge themselves in the power of audio cinema.

It may seem that I am doing films in different languages, which of course I am, but more importantly, I am performing different characters and every character has so much to teach. It makes me happy that I am associated with so many film industries.

When compared to other industries, there are very few promotional activities done for Kannada films.

We have four good film industries in the south and language for us is no barrier.

Malayalam industry is pretty awesome, and I will definitely do a movie in Malayalam. There are some great directors over there.

I think it would be cool if Hugh Jackman showed up in 'Avengers: Infinity War,' even if just for a tryout.

'The Godfather' has been a film which has influenced me a lot.

I've been pretty lucky to work with directors who were quite influenced by European cinema.

I was influenced by European movies, old Fellini, old Kurosawa - any sort of foreign film.

I was very influenced by the films of the '70s.

I want to see as many movies as I can and I covet a lot of weird influential movies.

'3' was initially not a feature film but a short movie.

Film has its own innate poetry.

A hero today must be Raj Kapoor, Sunil Dutt, Shammi Kapoor, Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan rolled into one. These are the six hero slots in Hindi cinema and an actor must be able to play all if he wants a long innings.