Aishwarya Rajesh Quotes

There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

When you make a film you usually make a film about an idea.

I always thought the writing process for movies and TV shows was just a blueprint. The making of it was the thing.

One day I had an idea for a movie. Everything came after that.

I haven't really tried to write a movie. It's tough to get into that mode.

Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it.

Having spent a lot of time on sets, I was really interested in the overall storytelling aspect of shows and projects.

I want to write a film. I need to think of the right idea and focus on that; I love writing.

I learned a lot about filmmaking from my dad. Starting when I was a child, I would listen to my dad as an actor, writer, director and producer talking about films - you know what the treatment would be in the opening, in the middle, and in the ending.

In 'Dear Father,' you will see some remarkable work in terms of the screenplay.

For me, storytelling is the most interesting part of movie making.

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

It seems to me the big weakness in most films is the writing. You can learn directing, but you can't learn writing.

Whether I'm acting or making it, at the end of the day it's telling the story; action, drama. You want the audience to feel it - the story, the action, the scene, or a particular shot. I just keep working on crafting my art, on how to make action movies.

I studied screenwriting at film school and was constantly learning how to construct three-act dramas.

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.

You do a film and you know where you're going, you have this material to stretch and play with as much as possible because you know how it ends.

There are no great scripts - just great films.

Films are all about decisions, and that's what I love.

Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.

A good script and perfect casting, that's 90 percent of the work.

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

I try to do as much as I can, every facet of filmmaking.

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.