Tahir Raj Bhasin Quotes

On the sequel, you've lost the element of surprise. Usually, on the first one you may not go very, very deep into character; the second one you start to explore the character a bit more.

It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period.

After 'The Empire Strikes Back,' I got to make big films that I didn't care about, 'Never Say Never Again' and 'RoboCop 2,' and then I got too old.

After 39 years of business, I'm still learning. I go through this every year -identifying new strategies that are extremely important.

For me, it's not about quick grabs and quick sales; it's about having a sound that will last and sustain.

As for 'Independence Day,' we never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one.

Over time, the product we produce has been consistently successful here in America and around the world. Apparently, we are doing something right.

If people ask me, 'For you, what is your most important film?' I have a feeling that they all sort of want me to answer with one of the Bergman films. But I cannot choose.

Of all the options I had got, I think whatever films I have chosen to do are best.

If you've followed my career at all, you will know that I perform best in comfortable surroundings. Though other leagues may seem more enticing to other players, it's something I'm just not interested in doing personally.

At this stage in my career, I don't have to take any big risks. You want to take a calculated risk, not one that leads to people saying 'yes, but there was that one time when she made that big mistake.' It's always a shame when that happens, especially if you've gotten by for decades without anything hugely tragic.

Succeeding in business is not just about making money.

Now 'Boondock II,' people are gonna see it because they liked the first one. There won't be very many people who go see it who aren't familiar with the first one.

As an actress I take roles I find interesting.

Something like 'Much Ado' happens, and even 'Avengers' happens because of the years of building connections and doing the work and proving yourself.

A lot of times what happens is, not even just with child actors, but people in general, is they get so caught up in the now. The hot song, the hot TV show, the hot movie. You're not saying 'OK, this is cool, but where am I trying to be 20 years from now?' That's always been in the forefront of my mind.

By the time I got to be director of product management at Thomas-Conrad, I was in a better negotiating position, as I had accumulated more accomplishments and gained a reputation for having a great work ethic.

'Birdman' is a very risky movie. I knew I wanted to do it just from watching Alejandro's other work. I told a friend, 'I would have done it based on 'Amores Perros' alone.'

Polanski is a great film director - although the much-acclaimed 'Chinatown' has a muddled script - but his true talent is to make fools of his friends.

I would be lying if I said no. I have an idea for 'Pa. Pandi 2', but I don't know when it will happen or if it will happen at all.

For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.

I was clear about the fact that my first film should be 'big,' since it's the start of your whole career graph.

The main lesson I learned from 2015 is that a World Cup doesn't define a player's career.

I guess I gravitate towards stories that I like and directors that I want to work with, and I hope that it works out.

As a player you need to make whatever decision you think is best for your career.