Prabhu Deva Quotes

Acting is fun, but directing is very stressful.

I still have my talent to produce and direct.

I don't know if I always want to be in front of the camera. I love producing, I love the camaraderie. I love the adventures. I love the stress.

Walking into a show when I was 16, at that time when it was the No. 1 hit show, and replacing a character comes with so many expectations. I felt a lot of pressure with that.

There's a lot of pressure on a film set that's more immediate than the pressure in the theater where you're nervous about what's going to happen next week.

Every aspect of filmmaking has lured me. Although I'm an actor now, one day, I'd like to direct a film. It's not as though I'm all set to take the plunge; I cherish this dream of calling the shots, but only after I groom myself with the right kind of preparation and the technical know-how.

Hollywood has got technology, method, and discipline.

As a child working in films was like a hobby but now it has turned into a profession. And with that, it's become a life that's full of pressure and nervousness about Box Office results, competition.

My passion is doing movies, and as long as I keep doing that, I'll be happy. I want to do movies, fun roles and dramatic ones. I love all of it.

I wanted to make a movie, because the whole life of the movies appealed to me. You work hard for three or four months, then you don't work at all for a couple of months.

Film-making was not at all what I had expected.

It's hard to act terrified when you have 200 crew members around you.

There's a lot of pressure to be the lead of a film. I have done it. It's not my favorite way to work.

Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor.

If I'm producing, I'm not acting, and it's such a long road to get anything off the ground.

The process of making a movie is what I love. I thrive on that. It's an exciting miracle, a mad adventure. I love being part of it.

The experience of making a movie is far removed from watching the end result. It's exciting, but it still makes me squirm.

When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.

I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well but is intensely rewarding.

Shooting a movie should be fun! It's not a real job. It can be hard, but at the end of the day, we're dressing up and playing pretend.

There are times when I do feel very nervous when I start a film. And I feel very nervous before the release. I do get stuck in some scenes, but that's very natural and human. It happens to all the artistes in the world.

Before the release of my film, small or big, the feeling is always the same.

I am very excited about 'Raees.' But more than this, I am nervous, too. It feels like I am under pressure to show my acting skills.

I do get nervous and excited whenever I do a film.

If you go to a game nervous, you make a mistake.