Movie Quotes

I like fashion, but I love, love, love music and film; they are my two passions. I would love to pursue my acting and my love of music more than anything.

Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras and a film in Bombay and he can’t leave Madras as some shooting has to be done, so he directs by telephone. The shooting takes place. On schedule.

Storytelling is about two things; it’s about character and plot.

For a film maker, an Oscar is like a Nobel Prize, you know. So I am very happy… delighted. There is nothing more after this. I cannot hope to get anything more prestigious.

Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.

I’ve directed independent film.

That’s a traditional Samoan dance. I was lucky that I was able to fly my cousins, who are professional dancers, up from Hawaii and they were able to be in the movie with me. We had a great time.

It’s not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.

I’ve always loved the showmanship of professional wrestling. While I love making movies, I love that platform, too.

Frankly, I’m an actor right now because of Shah Rukh. When I was in school and even when studying engineering, I used to watch his films.