Quotes About Cinema

I'm not making films for critics, I'm making films for people to go out and enjoy.

You can't expect critics to appreciate all kinds of cinema.

Every medium has its own kind of freedom. I don't want to just cross from one to the next. I want to enjoy the freedom each one has. Sometimes, you can do something for TV that you can't do in the cinema.

'Dus' was different from 'Tum Bin,' and 'Ra.One' from 'Dus,' but the difference didn't pop out as much as 'Mulk.' That was because it was an issue-based film and crossed the line as being a serious, hard-hitting movie.

It's awesome that we can make more and more movies that are crossing boundaries.

Music is so crucial to every film, I think.

I've seen 3-D movies where it seems a little crude or too in-your-face.

I cry at movies.

I cry in movies a lot, and over books.

I was like, 'I've got to watch some more of these.' And yeah, I watched 'E.T.,' which I absolutely love. I'm not a big crier, but that just always makes me cry.

Aradhana' was a very big hit while 'Avishkaar' is a cult film.

I truly believe in cinema's potential for cultural impact. I have a clear idea what I want to do - to enrich people's lives.

We like to learn about cultures when we make movies.

It is my dream to get international acclaim. In the current scheme of things you need not go anywhere else because great films are being made in Malayalam.

Basically, I have always wanted to have an art-house cinema. A cinema where we can show films that are not necessarily the current offerings on circuit and films that are not commercial.

More personal films, you could make them, but your budgets would be cut down.

British independent television is exactly the same as independent cinema. Very low budget, interesting, cutting edge stuff.

I grew up going to movies. My daddy was the projectionist, so we got in for free.

It's great to go to the cinema and have a conversation about something that is almost taboo.

My films often have a spiritual dimension which comes from my Muslim background, and I'm happy to tackle that in cinema.

I don't think there are any negative roles anymore. I think we can aptly put such characters under 'anti-hero' tag.

I came back to Mumbai with the tag of having assisting the legendary Satyajit Ray. I thought that would be a medal, but it became a disqualification. People thought I would only make serious kinds of cinema.

I mean, movies are all geared to be basically under 25, and they're all tentpoles, explosions, excitement and all that - they take advantage of the big screen, which is great.

If there's a scene in which I need to cry or emote heavily, I just take care of it during the dubbing sessions.