Vetrimaaran Quotes

I am not interested in doing a film on the basis of a good story. I want a proper screenplay.

Most writers have no idea how to make a film. It's a totally different skill set. Nor is it just to translate exactly what's on the page directly on to the screen - because that would be terrible. It would be five hours long, and the structure would be a mess. But the writers know the characters and the story.

It doesn't matter to me if it has a surprise ending or not. I usually go for the material or the project.

Films are all about decisions, and that's what I love.

Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it.

When you make a film you usually make a film about an idea.

Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if it's story heavy, it's about ideas.

Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.

What I realized is that it doesn't matter how big or small your film is. The actual filmmaking process, the actual storytelling, it's still the same thing. It's still all about creating characters that you like and creating moments that get you excited or get you tense.

These days, you don't need a song or glamour to make your film work. It is all about a good story.

With any movie at all the challenge lies in the storytelling.

Small events and some songs and dance do not make a film. A film needs to have a proper structure and there has to be an output which would be relevant to people who watch it.

Moviemaking is about telling a story. And you need to know what story you are going to tell.

As a director, what I'm trying to do is to create interesting stories.

For me, the filmmaking has to be about the dramaturgy.

Films don't always tell a story; some films can achieve effect just by being razzle-dazzle or rock n' roll. That's part of the fare that's out there. And that's okay. For me, I place more value on a story.

I write both fiction and nonfiction. I begin my fiction with the main character. The story comes later.

You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It has to be the story and the characters.

I haven't really tried to write a movie. It's tough to get into that mode.

My roles don't centre around drugs at all! Shadiness is different - it's drama. We're making movies! You've gotta have conflict.

Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.

There are no great scripts - just great films.

A script is like a theory of a movie.

A good script and perfect casting, that's 90 percent of the work.

I like making movies.