Kiran Rao Quotes

I want to make my own films from my own scripts based on stories I want to tell, but they take time to put together.

I had written a script called 'Freed,' which I had wanted to direct.

There's a heresy which is perpetuated by film school that to be a great director you have to write your own stuff.

All the films I do, I write the scripts, I direct.

All the director wants is their idea of the movie to be believed in.

Writing and directing your own film, for me, has been the best experience of my life.

There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.

Directing was easy for me because I was a writer director and did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay.

The first comedy screenplay that I wrote was Animal House and I always thought I could and should be a director but no one was about to give me that opportunity on Animal House.

I love making movies and hope to write my own screenplay someday and do some producing and be behind-the-scenes as well.

I never have written a movie, but there are some bad movies out there. I can make one. I definitely want to get into that because that's how you, at my level, would get a lead in a movie - by writing a low budget thing for myself. So I gotta get to it.

I take time to write my script, if I have more scripts, I will make more movies.

Eventually, I would love to direct, but not anytime soon. I just love the storytelling aspect.

My ultimate dream was just to be an auteur.

But I'm very keen to work with directors such as Imtiaz Ali, Zoya Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, Vishal Bhardwaj, Abhishek Chaubey, Anurag Kashyap and Abhishek Kapoor.

I want to write, direct, produce, but in steps. I want to take steps. I don't want to just jump in because I sold a lot of records and just feel like I can jump into the movie world. Naw, I want to learn the movie world like I learned the music world.

I have stories that I'd like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it together.

I wrote 'All is Lost' while editing 'Margin Call'. I did that long before I knew if I was ever going to get to make another movie.

The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.

I've directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that - to feel fairly secure that if I find a story that I really like I can probably get it done somewhat.

Alexander Payne's very specific. His scripts are always complete when you start working on them.

My flag is always flying. My shingle is always out. I'm always looking for movie ideas.

I always have a backlog of like seven movies that I want to make.

I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14, someone told me that it was called directing.

I want to direct one day. I want to write my own thing and really be behind the scenes because you have more creative control.