Ravi Teja Quotes

In Punjabi, we make romcoms or just comedy films because that's what the audience wants. They want family entertainers. We've tried making action films, but there are no takers for that.

I do love the films I've done in the past. I work hard in my movies and my friends work hard and we're trying to make people laugh and I'm very proud of that.

I have always been a great fan of Peter Chan and many other great directors who specialize in anything outside of action.

I love caper films.

I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not.

Action comedy, if you can get it right, it is, for me, a particularly brilliant genre. It really is.

I always prefer the big laugh. That is always the objective, especially with a film like Scary Movie 2.

I throw it all in there, Kung Fu, blaxploitation, horror.

The odd thing is how, I think, the intensity and devotion to my craft and the intensity of certain performances or types of roles I've played overshadow the comedic stints that I've had. 'Darjeeling Limited' is a comedy; The 'Brothers Bloom' is a comedy.

I always wanted to do action-adventure, and science fiction genres were always something that were of great interest to me.

For me, to get to play an action hero in a science fiction film is a marriage of two genres that I'm a huge fan of.

We make movies that crack us up and hope that they crack up other people, too.

I have an affinity for comedy because I like to watch them. It's an honor to make comedies because I love being able to pop something into the DVD player and laugh. I love doing it.

I like a lot of documentaries, I like political movies and political thrillers. But I also like a good action movie. I like a pretty wide range.

When I watch movies with my kid like 'Shrek,' I'm like, 'Wow, this is pretty funny.' That's why I wanted to start doing movies like that - so my kid would laugh at my jokes.

The '80s was a great decade for comedy.

I just love action movies. People are like, 'What comedy movies did you grow up watching?' And I'm like, 'Not many.'

There's no one type of film that I like watching. I loved 'Tropic Thunder' and the first 'Austin Powers,' and then 'The Godfather Parts I' and 'II,' 'There Will Be Blood,' Wes Anderson films.

I like comedies in general.

I have 'Friday.' I have 'Dinner For Schmucks.' And I have 'John Wick.' There are others too I can't think of now, but those are my go-to movies.

When I am depressed, I watch these three films: 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi,' 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron,' and 'Padosan.' They really make me laugh.

I would love to do realistic films that are entertaining.

I like stuff like 'Top Gun.' I like horror films. I love them.

I love submarine movies.

I am a complete sucker for funny films. There is something so therapeutic about laughing until you cry.