Madhuri Dixit Quotes

I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old. When 'American Buffalo' came out on Broadway, people would storm out and say, 'How dare he use that kind of language!' Of course I'm alienating the public! That's what they pay me for.

I only take up roles that really appeal to me, and like to break the rules as an actress.

I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different or taking it in a weird direction.

People think I take some sort of masochistic pleasure out of putting out music that's gonna be unpopular.

When that happens - when risk is taken and the filmmakers dive into the subject matter without a parachute - very often what you get it something with those qualities that make it age well with the public.

I'm not really volunteering for no family films. I really like the sweet spot of being able to be edgy and controversial.

Sometimes I know a film might not pull the audience to the theatres and have a great collection at the box office. But I need to do these films for creative satisfaction and give something different to the audience.

I think you don't do work for controversy alone, and whenever you do new work which people don't understand and they say it is done to create controversy.

As an artist you actually do have to make a choice to be an outsider. If you're an outsider you have the freedom to say what people on the inside don't dare to say.

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree.

A lot of people told me that I'm committing musical suicide with my sound.

It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it.

I've been able to make films over the past 10 years but still maintain my anonymity.

I'm usually put off by performers when they get political.

I'm just going to write my books and do my work and release it. Let the world decide what it is, and if it's any good or not.

I don't shy from controversy. I'm telling stories, and I'll tell whatever story seems like it wants to be told.

Pushing the boundaries of what's acceptable - to me, that's something I'm definitely interested in and want to pursue.

I think the British audience might be more open-minded with some of my imagery and weird choices.

Art should walk a tightrope. That's what art should be. Art should be dangerous. You can't be scared to say something with it. People love to talk about how comics are real art and real literature, so why not use these characters to talk about real things, even if it is dangerous?

What guides me is to do work that's more avant-garde - things that I think are special. You can easily become a celebrity and get caught up in all that blur. I just want to work and surprise myself.

I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.

Even American artists are terrorized by market forces. If one can't see the films, my wings are clipped. I am no longer concerned about this, because I'm focused on making films. Perhaps one day someone who discovers sunken treasures will reexamine my 35 or 36 films - I hope it will be 40 or 50 before I die.

I think for writers, I think it's really important to court eviction from your tribe: to expose things and to wake people up. And so I think that that can feel like a violation to the people you love the most.

I was termed 'choosy' because when an actor decides to go against the wind and takes on only non-formula films, he is not left with much choice.

I feel my role is to push boundaries. I don't like things to be safe and sedentary. So controversy is the cross I have to bear.