Amala Paul Quotes

Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.

I still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something - even if it fails miserably. But I've sort of given up on believing that I'm going to change the world with every film I choose to act in.

I'm a film maker, not a crusader. I know a film will not change the world. If it can make a difference to a few that's good enough.

Now, I don't know whether a film can change the world, but I know that it starts - I know the power of it - I know that it starts people thinking about how to change the world.

As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.

I don't know any form of art or entertainment that can affect people the way movies can. I know it sounds ridiculous, but they can change your world. They can change your views.

I would never refuse a film or do a film for a certain amount of money.

Making a movie is such a huge commitment of emotion and time that I didn't want to be beholden to doing it for money.

I suppose we'll make money off our album and our singles and stuff, but, like, they were made as we wanted them, exactly with what we had to say, and done exactly how we wanted them, right? And, like, we didn't put them out to make money. We put them out because we wanted to do them, do you know what I mean?

As a filmmaker, one tends to want to evolve evermore towards a place of independence.

The artist is the consciousness of society... but musicians' role is very special.

Whether I act or direct I ensure that there is a social message attached.

The kind of work I do and the films I believe in, I had to take charge of making that kind of cinema.

Exactly what I'm doing is what success looks like. I get to create on my own terms, on my own timeline, and I'm able to support myself and my mom and my cat comfortably.

As long as I can make the films I want to make in decent conditions, I am happy.

I'd like to be able to be like a director, like Richard Brooks, say. And be able to say, 'I did my best, and this is it, and there's nobody to blame but me.'

Maybe I'm more suited to making small independent films.

It is none of anyone's business how I make my films or my creative partnerships.

Real power is having the ability and the resources to tell an amazing story or to say 'yes' to a filmmaker and change not only the filmmaker's life but the world.

Let film-makers take a call about what films they want to do.

'The Lobster,' at some point, was my most accessible film. Then I made 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer,' which turned out to be not as accessible as 'The Lobster.' It was the film I wanted to make and the story I wanted to tell.

I follow the director's lead because they generally know more about the big picture, but I also trust that the director will give me enough freedom to play.

If I bother about the expectations how will I make a film?

Music changes kids, and kids change the world.

There's a difference between making the music for a check vs. what you think you should be doing artistically and creatively.