Vijay Krishna Acharya Quotes

A choreographer deals with the movement that you create, and with a creative director it's about the story, the stage, the lighting, the costuming, executing someone's idea, choosing how far to go or how little to go, and blending it so that you feel it, you're emotionally effected.

Costume, hair and makeup can tell you instantly, or at least give you a larger perception of who a character is. It's the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth, so it really does establish who they are.

A screenplay is really an instruction manual, and it can be interpreted in any number of ways. The casting, the choice of location, the costumes and make-up, the actors' reading of a line or emphasis of a word, the choice of lens and the pace of the cutting - these are all part of the translation.

In 'Pacific Rim' I had to have a haircut I wouldn't usually rock. However, the moustache I had in the film - that might have to come out again. It was a good moustache. Good times.

Writing, directing... anything behind the camera is what I want to do.

I get to experiment with a lot of looks with my character so that's really fun for me. It's like getting to paint a new canvas everyday.

When I was working on 'Men of Honor' with Robert De Niro, there's a pipe that he has in the movie, and it took us about six weeks to find the right pipe for him to use and feel comfortable with. It was a great choice, because it was really about what worked with the camera at that time.

I did this movie about Salvador Dali a few years ago and had hair extensions and a little bob. That was incredibly bizarre.

He has such a clear vision of exactly what he wanted out of each character, out of each set, out of each wardrobe change, out of each emotional beat, and action.

I want to direct, I want to be part of something creative, something with quality.

I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots.

Hair and make-up people don't get enough credit for what they do. It's not just making people look good. It's really creating the character.

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.

I'm very much interested in doing actual theater.

An actress in a film starts every day with an hour and a half in front of a mirror, with hair and make-up and costumes.

In my heart of hearts, I love theatre. It's the joy and terror of putting a play on, the creativity of it. It is infinitely harder than film and television and more tiring. Your performance is heightened in the way it isn't with film.

I think directing is something I would really enjoy.

Theatre is like an actor's nectar, like how cinema is a director's medium.

I think finding a character starts in hair and makeup, fitting room. That's where it all kind of falls into place.

I love doing period work, like all the trappings and the wigs and everything. It really helps when it's such a different world that you're immersing yourself in; it helps to get into the story, I think, and step into that different place.

Of course I know what works for me and what kind of tone I want my films to have.

Direction or even production doesn't fascinate me at all.

There's a very old tradition of theater actors doing their own makeup. It's like putting on your mask. There's an element of storytelling involved in it - you put on your character when you put on your makeup. At least, that's how I like to look at it.

I'd like to have a different look for every film. As an actor, I think I should put more emphasis on my performance than on my looks.

Well,the fun part of being a writer is that it's like making a wonderful film, with no limit on my budget. I can design the sets, the costume, the lightings, I write the script, and then I get to perform all the roles as I step into each character's skin, zip up, and adopt that point of view. So, to me, they are all compelling and fascinating.