Quotes About Cinema

In Tamil or Malayalam, there was a time when light films ruled. Then, a spate of drama or women-oriented stunt films followed.

For me the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film.

Working on such a big film was amazing. I learned a lot. There weren't too many stunts, just some doubling.

I'm actually doing more stunts for 'Maze Runner' than I did for 'Insurgent.'

You can film the most exciting car chase and the most exciting stunts, but if you don't care about the person inside the car, and you don't care about their predicament, you're not really going to care about the action, either.

I'd rather spend my time with grape growers than actors. In the film industry, all the money is focused on television and the stupidity of American cinema.

In the film industry, all the money is focused on television and the stupidity of American cinema.

My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention.

My style of cinema is different and I always look at my films as the audience would.

I grew up idolising Rajinikanth, and I've always wanted to see him in a certain way. When I knew I was going to write for Rajini sir, I wanted to show him in the most stylish way and bring back his mannerisms and machismo.

I don't know about the public and the industry, but I am an all-time Sanjay Leela Bhansali fan. His cinema is completely stylized and commercial and yet hugely experimental.

Definitely it is difficult to maintain the Hollywood stylized action that we had in 'Kick.'

I've seen the Pokemon movie, which is probably the worst movie ever made on any subject ever.

Personally, I prefer contemporary films, but the market calls for more period choices, especially since China opened up a cinema market in Hong Kong. There's a lot of restriction for contemporary films simply because of subject matter.

Whatever your style or subject matter, in the end, film-making is about searching for authenticity - that is what the audience will divine.

Realism is always subjective in film. There's no such thing as cinema verite.

I shy away from doing heroine-dominated subjects.

I want to be part of movies that have important and interesting subjects but are not depressing and are rather satirical and funny.

I've fallen out very badly with some of the subjects I've interviewed, because they see their lives a certain way; to step into a cinema and see your life depicted in another way can come as a terrible shock.

Certain subjects are best done with stars. Certain subjects like 'Alai Payuthe' are done with non-stars. In such films, stars are a burden.

Most of the independent films I've been involved with all had European subsidy or co-production agreements.

I took my time to learn the craft and procedure. I wanted to do some substantial work first in cinema.

Post 'Chennai Express,' I got several offers from Hindi cinema, but nothing substantial came my way.

I think it's possible to bag substantial roles in meaningful cinema despite being a mother. My role in Yagavarayinum ' is the best example.