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My films are personal-voice-driven films about human characters and the place we live. Technically, I'm an independent filmmaker.
I want to be remembered for my roles and films rather than my looks.
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
I want to take a few years out, maybe make a couple of more films or whatever.
I can do very dramatic films, and at the same time, I can do a very meaningless movie, too, if I feel my role is good.
I've liked most of the films that I've been in and those are the kinds of films I like to see.
If my films make one more person miserable, I'll feel I have done my job.
I miss the videos that are short films, back when MTV played videos all day.
The films I love are very precise, and every shot means something; every shot should convey something new.
My films are a reflection of the society I live in, what I see and observe.
The fact is, I've been releasing records longer than I've been releasing films, or at least exactly as long.
'Jolly LLB' is one of my favorite movies. Courtroom films are rare to come by in Telugu.
I simply love Malayalam films because they do great cinema, and there is a whole lot of effort that goes into it.
Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money.
Money is not a driving force for me when it comes to my passion: that is, dramas and films.
Audiences remember you because of your work, so I believe in working hard through my films.
Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director.
I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New York; I'm a New York filmmaker.
In a lot of my films, the biggest theme is family, making families out of those around you.
I had a great time doing Bollywood and Telugu films, and it's been an interesting journey.
There are a lot of really good Punjabi films with great content pertaining to family drama, romance, and history.
The world is a fabric we weave daily on the great looms of information, discussions, films, books, gossip, little anecdotes.
What I think is remarkable about my mum and dad is they had no interest in films, really. None.
I've been in this industry for nine years and I've done a fair share of films, but it's not been rewarding enough for me so far.
I must admit, strong films are more interesting to me, as, by the end of the day's shooting, you feel good.
'The Assassination of Jesse James' remains one of my favorite films that I've done. You know, it's still labeled a loser.
It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period.
I don't have to do films to pay my bills, nor am I insecure to think that out of sight is out of mind.
I want to make films that are political and social. Films with a message or an idea. Films that dare to ask.
'Flip' is an anthology of four short films, and I am in the one called 'Massage,' along with Sandeepa Dhar and Viraj Patel.
My films are so new and unique that I don't know where I will end up. Fear keeps me alert. And it's also a part of an excitement.
When I was a kid, my grandfather used to watch Bollywood films. There's a lot of colour and vibrancy to the Indian films.
It is none of anyone's business how I make my films or my creative partnerships.
My mom and I never thought that I would make my way into Bollywood. I was happy doing films down south.
There's really no precedent for someone like me gaining clout in the space that I'm in - a black woman directing films in Hollywood.
I am a huge fan of Shah Rukh Khan; I have not missed any of his films since I got hooked to 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.'
In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man.
Some filmmakers are great at making complex things and films with a lot of moving parts, and I'm just not that way.
I have realised that I am not cut out for the regular, commercial potboilers. I know I don't have it in me to do such films.
I watch a lot of Hindi films. I live in Hyderabad, where 60 per cent of the people speak Hindi.
Every Pixar film, when we start developing the story, it takes about four years to make one of our films.
Indigenous people in films, it's all, like, nose flutes and panpipes and, you know, people talking to ghosts... which I hate.
Films are commercially viable when you work with a superstar. That's why I did 'London Dreams' and 'Ready.'
Before I thought there was a common denominator between my films - as if all my characters were sisters - but I'm not so sure now.
I never thought I will ever get back into films when I took that break. 'English Vinglish' just happened.
My personal opinion is that an actor shouldn't bother himself about expanding his market. He or she should just do good films.
You get films like 'Baahubali' once in your life. And Amrendra Bahubali is a character that I can never forget.
I do what I do because of Walt Disney. Goofy. Mickey Mouse. I never forgot how their films entertained me.
I don't like films giving me answers. I like films that are provoking me, that are making me feel not only being in an easy place.
Audiences want to watch heroine-oriented films, and even writers are writing scripts for women. I am very happy to see this change.