Deepika Padukone Quotes

I never choose a genre over quality. I never think, 'I want to do that,' and sacrifice the fact it might not be very good.

I want to be choosier. I can't let quality take a back seat... not after 'Kaaka Muttai.'

I didn't want to do the whole, get the hottest person thing. I wanted to make sure every record felt right.

You can't have cinema by committee if you're trying to do it well.

Box office success has never meant anything. I couldn't get a film made if I paid for it myself. So I'm not 'box office' and never have been, and that's never entered into my kind of mind set.

I want to make movies that I want to see, and what I miss and I'm not seeing.

I've been directing for 25 years almost, and I've only directed nine films in that time because I like to be careful.

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

I just want to do good material. If I'm right for it, and it connects with me, and the material is good, I'm not going to say 'I'm just going to do this' or 'I have to do one of everything.' I'm not thinking like that.

I don't make movies because I think audiences will want to go see them.

With a film, you try to keep your vision in it. I think with 'The American' and 'Control' I managed to do that.

It's nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put at your disposal to make a film as long as it is the right thing to do.

You can scream at me, call me for a shoot at midnight, keep me waiting for hours - as long as what ends up on the screen is perfect.

What's so great about DreamWorks is that it's run by filmmakers who believe that if it's not broke, don't fix it.

We're offered bigger, larger budget movies to produce a lot, and we don't do them. That's not to say there aren't exceptions: there are a few exceptions, but I try and stick by the rules that produce what I think is the highest quality, most innovative work and try and let the rules go that make us feel like we're retreading.

I don't necessarily go out and try to do something that's going to be just something that will please the audience. I'm not interested in doing something where I get the most people to come see the movie at the same time and they get the biggest explosion. I'm not interested in that.

You can't expect to connect with everybody, and that's all right. The more I make films, I'm learning that you don't have to make films for everybody. A film can be made for a smaller group of people than that, and it still warrants an existence.

With my own stuff, I've always held to the belief that it should take as long as it takes until it feels right.

We have to make some movies we have passion for, respect for.

It doesn't matter even if I am slow or fast as long as my films are honest and carries my integrity.

I don't like to shoot too many movies since I like to do them well.

You hear it said time and time again by successful directors: You have to make a movie for yourself. Don't make it for anyone else. My style of filmmaking happens to be give the audience what they know they don't want, but they want. Ultimately I have to write and direct in a way that let's just say, you don't want to regret making a choice.

I don't want every fan; I'm interested in fans interested in quality work, authentic archetype depictions.

Derek Jarman shared the responsibility for making the film. He didn't necessarily know what he wanted - he knew what he didn't want - but you had to keep coming up with stuff.

I'd rather make a show 100 people need to see, than a show that 1000 people want to see.