Vijay Sethupathi Quotes

When you make your first film, there is a hell of a lot to think about, and you've got to have a gut understanding of your material.

Directing is a very long process, and I have to be in love with it if I want to give up two years of my life and live with it from beginning to end!

Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller.

Producing is easier, I can just be at the set overseeing the story.

You could make a film out of just about anything so long as there is a clear vision about the story.

Movies are in a much longer production conversation before an actor is even involved. I always thought of actors as the last piece of the puzzle - so you're a tool.

Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work.

From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker.

I think you cannot make films without choosing everything.

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

Directing a film is a lot of work.

I got involved in script development from the beginning. It was nice to see how a film gets made right from the beginning. It was quite hands-on for me.

Directors tend to be more underrated than overrated because it's a quiet job and people don't really understand it.

I got a job as an assistant film editor, which lasted for a few years, but I found writing incredibly difficult, and I thought, 'How am I going to make a film if I can't write?' I didn't really comprehend that someone else would do that bit.

I think acting is only one part of the piece of the movie. I'ts an important piece, but I'd like to be involved in all the other aspects of making movies.

Making movies is about creating illusions, and they can be subtle illusions, but it's all a cumulative effect as you make these little tweaks. It kinda adds up to something, hopefully.

I don't see a big difference between the job of directing a low-budget movie and the job of directing a big-budget movie.

There is a director for a reason, because a director knows what's best for the movie. You just give your director as much as you can to work with, and hopefully, the decisions they make are going to be great.

Making a film is a challenge.

A successful film begins by choosing a director whose creative vision will define the choices made by everyone involved in the film.

I love the work that goes into making a movie and creating a different world. It is a wholesome experience.

If you're writing a screenplay for a feature, you don't have any involvement with the casting process, the editing process, the set design, the costume design, or any of that stuff.

I love directing, and I will direct myself a few times.

Making a movie is a network of decisions that keep multiplying as you go. You leave a trail of decisions behind you, and that's how you start to see the shape of what you've done. When you get far enough, you turn around and say, 'Ha, that's the movie.' It's only then that you find out if it's going to work or not.

I have to say that whatever decisions I make, I really do think that movie making is a director's medium. They are the people that ultimately shape the film, and a director can take great material and turn it into garbage if they are not capable of making a good movie.