Nayanthara Quotes

There's not a formula that I'm following; it's just how I feel at the time. For instance, I did a very experimental film called 'Hardcore Henry,' and that was simply because I thought the filmmaker was very interesting and a risk taker. A film like that had never been made before, so I chose to do that at the time.

If you have a culture of respect, creativity flows. You create this energy, and then people have more desire to take risks.

If you feel driven and compelled to make your work and to be fiercely original and have something unique to say, in a compelling way, then chances are the helpers will be there for you the doors will open some, the ice will crack.

If you've done a brilliant version it becomes something else.

That is a big danger, losing your inspiration. When I work in film and television I try to do each take a little differently. I never want to do the same thing twice, because then you're not being spontaneous, you're just recreating something.

If you stick with a vision, it might not all work, but some of it will be absolute genius. To me, 15 minutes worth of absolute genius in a film is so much better than two hours of mediocrity. I would rather pay to see something different like that.

If your work isn't exciting, doesn't stir the emotions, where's the challenge? Where's the progress if you always play it safe?

When you meet someone with a vision, you have to give them a shot and an opportunity to see what they can do.

What drives the creative person is that we see it all.

We try to preach innovation. We provide resources; we invite speakers in from universities to talk about new ideas.

The businessman says 'If I don't do it first, somebody else will.' The artist says 'If I don't do it first, nobody else will.'

To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push very hard to get something unusual, something different.

For a writer, you definitely do not want to be in the mainstream. You want to be on the edge because that's where the vantage point is. That's where you can see.

Innovation comes to you from creators who do have a vision and a passion, and that is how we succeeded.

Nothing is more exciting than being around new talent when it emerges.

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.

If I like a make-up artist's look, even if nobody knows about her, I use her. New people give me energy.

Directing, I just feel comfortable. I know what I want. I know what I want from my crew. I lead by example. I have limitless energy as a director.

The most difficult part of making movies is to keep making them. Maybe, you could make the biggest hit in the world, but then the big problem is what to do next and how to maintain devoted to a certain instinct that I have about films.

Negativity is the enemy of creativity.

In writing, I've found, playing it safe and familiar is no way to energize anybody.

Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

I do what I love, thank God. I get to make music and get inspiration through Judaism. I can see why people might be surprised, because it's not been done before. It's certainly not typical. People are always trying to wrap head their around it. But it's probably simpler than everyone thinks.

I don't think as big and as creative as Joss.

Artists thrive off each other, and when you see other people doing cool stuff, it inspires you to do cool stuff.