Farhan Akhtar Quotes

I thought that Hollywood was just for geniuses and that directors come from three generations of directors. I was worried that I was not up to the challenge of making a movie. Then realized that all a director has to do is know what he wants to do.

Making movies seemed so impossible as far as getting my ideas funded.

I would love to work with Raju Hirani. I never thought I would have a wish-list of directors as such, but after seeing the consistency of his storylines and the human touch he gets in his film, I would love to work with him.

I wanted to do a film for a while, but I never found a script that I felt I was going to be the right person for; because if you've never made a film, you're not taught how to make a film, and you feel like you lack skills.

I don't care about the size of the roles, or how they're marketed or billed or anything like that. I would love to be a part of stories that tell us about where we've come from, where we are, where we're going - with great directors.

I think a first-time director always has to convince a lot of people that they're ready to do it.

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell.

What most people do is they make terrific films, one in three if you're very lucky, maybe one in five. So you just have to keep on, you have to get through the bad bits.

I've read a hundred fantastic scripts that didn't pan out as films, and I completely put that on the directors. I've also read some mediocre scripts that have ended up being amazing, and I credit that to the directors. They're the storytellers. If you don't have a good storyteller, you really have nothing.

I guess I would model myself after the Bill Condons, the Frank Darabonts and the David Nutters if I were to direct a feature, which I would love to do, by the way.

All the director wants is their idea of the movie to be believed in.

The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.

Eventually, everyone said, Why don't you direct? It would save time. And that's how it started.

My long-term plans are just to get as much experience as I can in Australia and try to make my own films.

As far as writing or directing a film, I've worked with enough people who have done that that I know it's just a whole other level of responsibility and chaos and murder that I could not see happening. For now, I'm just going to see what comes. I know what I like and what direction I have.

I'm thinking about directing, but I know it's a lot of work and I appreciate what directors do and I would like to be good at it. The opportunity has presented itself four to five times, and I usually said no because of the script.

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

I would love to direct some day. It's a good job for a control freak.

There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.

By the time I was 21, I knew what I wanted to do, and that was to direct films.

There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.

The only person who has artistic control is the director, and 'director' is how you spell God in Hollywood.

On a very small scale, I kind of understand why the directors that I work with do certain things. I don't consider myself an incredible director. I'm not ready to do movies by any means. But, I feel like I can be a better actress now that I've been on the other side and kind of understand the process and more of the technical aspects of it.

I'm a student. I want to do better, and I want directors who can find the actress in me and be my teachers. I'm interested in the whole process of editing, post-production and direction.

Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind.