Quotes About Cinema

If one goes by my filmography, I have done several films of different genres.

I want to do films in different languages because I want to tell stories in different genres.

I have always been fascinated by Kollywood because of the interesting scripts and genres that they come up with.

The thing that's amazing about working with Chris Landon is that he has such an encyclopedic knowledge of all films in all genres.

I truly believe that cinema is a collaborative effort, and as long as I get to tell, and be part of, interesting stories and work with genuine people, I don't see any project as a 'risk.'

Within the mainstream cinema, I feel you can experiment and make sensible films. It's possible to tell a story with characters and emotions which are real, genuine, and which need not be over the top.

Germans aren't action fans. The only kind of action that really works is 'Bond.'

I don't see a film industry in Germany. They have a great TV culture, but how many German films are really exciting?

We haven't done action movies in Germany. We had some attempts in the '90s, but they failed.

Germany is the country where action films perform the worst. It's the worst market in the world for these kind of movies.

I'm a gigantic musical film fan.

I don't go out a lot, as I like to stay in. I often go for dinners with my girlfriend, and I love to see movies at the cinema, but I don't understand them.

I hadn't made up my mind whether I had to do Hollywood or Bollywood films because I loved both, and I grew up on both. So I am glad that Bollywood chose me.

I am glad that I belong to this era of cinema where we are witnessing blurring lines between real and reel.

I watch a lot of English films but one of my favourites is 'Gladiator.' It's epic - if it doesn't get you fired up, nothing will.

I want to do glam roles, too. I don't want to restrict myself when it comes to doing good cinema.

I do glamorous roles only when the script demands it and that too with limitations.

I love the full-on Hollywood glamour of the 1930s and '40s.

I like the Edinburgh Film Festival, and I've liked what I've experienced of Glasgow's Film Festival too.

For me, I rarely go and see 3D movies because I feel like, when you're wearing glasses, you're aware that you're in the theatre. And the whole thing for me with the movie experience is to be lost in the movie.

There are about 250 curators in the world who keep their eyes open to choose films from around the globe for festivals. I am one of them.

Cannes is one of the biggest film festivals across the globe, and getting your film selected for a screening is quite a big achievement.

I remember the glory days of film making. I used to go to the movies a lot.

I think cinema is so visually driven now, and people are so taken in by the glamour, gloss and all things good looking that we don't appreciate the craft as much as we used to in the bygone era.