One must always attempt to make good films, even if you fail it is ok. It is a journey, you have both good and bad days.
Any holiday seems like a guilt trip.
When you focus on your own work, it all falls in place. People respect you.
I am not really worried about how others perceive me.
Editing is a meditative process. I enjoy it the most. I am not dealing with 200 people.
I spent five years after '3 Idiots' making my next film. I didn't see a single penny in those five years.
Writing a script consumes so much of time.
There is no good or bad cinema, there are films that connect either less or more with audience.
You never know the depth of an actor.
I love 'Rang De Basanti.'
In 'Sanju,' there are too many colours. Some other filmmaker could have taken a dark side to that story.
No one sets out to write escapism as a film's subject matter unless, maybe, you are making a fantasy flick.
I prefer to be a director and a narrator rather than a writer.
Writers should be respected.
Like every father who wants his son to be either an engineer or a doctor, my father wanted me to become a doctor. I never did.
Making a film confusing does not make it intelligent.
I read till I fall asleep. Daytime actually I feel guilty reading - I always feel I should be doing something else!
If you make something from your heart, of course you want it to connect with the people.
Every actor is great in his own right but certain actors suit certain roles.
I like human-interest movies that are light-hearted.
An editor does not just join shots. He creates emotions out of the shots.
It takes time to write a script and properly make the film and edit it.
Without its roots in reality, I don't think escapism can survive.
Every film is a journey.
As writers, we are sketching people all the time when we write fiction.
I would say films inspire me more than the makers.
