“All I want to do is to make movies that are appealing to people.”

My father hasn’t backed me in any way, and I don’t think anybody has backed me.

There are two kinds of films: the ones that are devoid of logic but can still hijack the audience, and those that can win them over with logic. Both kinds can succeed, and I like to work in both.

I think everything is temporary.

Failure affects me hard.

It is easier to produce a film on your own than convincing another person to come on board.

If I had my way, I want to do 15 films in a year, but I have realised I cannot physically do that.

I have been fortunate to collaborate with people who have been open to discussion. If I tell them something, they have always explained to me why they want it the other way.

Let me make something clear: I can’t do anything in particular to make others laugh. I do what is necessary for a character. The body language of the character may make others laugh.

The less people know about you, the more you understand how beautiful life is. It’s good when you exist only on screen. I don’t want them to take me home. I love to have my privacy.

What I look for in a project is whether the storyline excites me.

I never wanted to be an actor but ended up being one.

Roles don’t fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.

If I do a film, I go to the place where it is based on, interact with people, and then, I believe, you pick up things without you even noticing.

It feels good to hear good things about yourself.

When you are talking about human emotions, stardom doesn’t matter.

Whenever I have really enjoyed being part of a film, it has worked well for me.

You must be ready to give up even the most attractive ideas when experiment shows them to be wrong.

God does not love sinners because they are attractive; sinners are attractive to God because he loves them.

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn’t do much for women, though we do have an advantage: make-up.

Incomplete phases are still attractive, so do your brave heart.

Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.

No matter how attractive a person’s ability is, you have to see their reality.

Sex has become more and more attractive because of its condemnation by priests.

Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream.