Shruti Haasan Quotes

I love the process of working with a filmmaker and the writers and the actors.

I think filmmaking is a team work and it's a shared responsibility.

Television and film acting is really fun because you are working with other people and you are not completely responsible for the outcome of the project.

I'm not the best filmmaker, but on the sets, it seems like everybody is having fun.

I really love diving in, head first, with directing and not having to worry about hair, makeup or lines.

'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors.

When I work on a film, I always tend to relate to the crew.

I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith.

'Saw' has been a unique experience in that I've had the opportunity to work with some really great artists, and everyone has contributed in so many different ways, in all of the different departments of a film crew.

The thing that I love about moviemaking is how many people it takes to make it.

Film is a collaborative medium, and I very much enjoy that.

I've always wanted to work with the best directors. Directors lead you to the best material and thus the best actors.

Filmmaking is a very collaborative art. Unlike a painting that an artist paints sitting by himself, as a director, you have to work with a team.

Making a movie like 'Felony' is hard work because you're really putting your own ideas on the screen. You can't hide behind some other person's script; you're saying, 'This is my brain, and I want you to know what I think'.'

Making films is great. You've got 100 people around and you're all dressing up and making weird art-it's a fun group activity.

Film is a collaborative art form. I don't know why you wouldn't recognize the stunt performers.

Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work.

Very often, things that people may think come from the writer, very often don't. There's a lot of cooks in the kitchen when it comes to making a movie. When you hear a line of dialogue that sounds kind of tinny, it's pretty easy to cite the screenwriter. But there's a lot of stuff that goes into making a movie.

Having learnt my basics in theatre, I always feel film is a collaborative effort. If you do your part well and help the person in front of you in realising his or her potential, the film invariably comes out good.

Movie-making is serious business. The director and the crew are already under a lot of pressure to give their best to the audience. Therefore, the best part for me as an actor is to act well in the movies and make a jolly atmosphere with the co-stars on the sets.

A film takes a lot of time, and yet not enough to share with the people you're making the movie with, I think.

Movies are weird; it's like trying to make a painting with one hundred people. It's a weird world, but every job is weird; it's always a little bit hard, crazy and fun, a nice combination.

'Lovelace' was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it can't get no better than that, right? I had a blast, and the film is a very, very well put together movie - from the director to the writing the cast.

I've worked with actors before where I was like, this is not working, and then I've seen their work on the screen and I've been like, Wow, that was a really great performance. Because there are a lot of elements with film. It's not like stage. It's not a kind of performance art anymore; it's a highly tuned kind of collaboration - a symphony.

We had a great time making 'Chennai Express.' It was a learning experience working with Shah Rukh... it was a positive experience.