Kay Kay Menon Quotes

Film is a very intimate medium.

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.

Every director knows it is his job to be manipulative. When you make an edit, you are trying to manipulate.

It is a conscious choice to go for content-driven scripts because that is the key for any film to work. There are no two ways about it, and I have always been attracted to great content.

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

While choosing shows, I look at stories and the concept, and that has to be different.

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.

Film is very condensed.

Every film is a puzzle really, from an editorial point of view.

If a show is good, it helps people learn about themselves in some way and in some function. Whatever the genre is, if it's executed well, audiences grow and learn from it, and that's where their passion and enthusiasm comes from.

I had a strong vision for 'The Best Man Holiday,' so I was able to translate that to the actors and ultimately to the screen. Things can't get too heavy or too outrageously funny; it has to strike a balance. Tone is everything. If you've set the right tone, you can get away with a lot of stuff. You can get away with making people cry.

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

The so-called commercialism includes elements like story, plots, rhythms and large big scenes.

Just telling a story. That's cinema. It's not silent, black and white. It's a simple story that's well made.

The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.

What makes a good book and what makes a good movie are totally different things.

You may not quite understand the cinematic tricks that go behind the making of a film, but as long as you feel it, I think that's the important thing.

'Just' writing is every bit as important as any other creative part of a film.

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

If you have a great story, any film will work.

If a film is entertaining, it will work irrespective of anything. It should be entertaining and engaging; otherwise, it becomes a documentary.

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.

When I choose the scripts, all I look forward to is an impressive narration.

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