Evan Daugherty Quotes

Three or four years ago, I got really caught up in the movies people were making, the opportunities they were getting, and I was looking at them with bitterness.

I did manage to secure a feature film for 2005, though, which I'm really chuffed about.

I had to live on $17,000 a year until I was 33, because I was a failed artist until I was 29, when I made my first short film that went to Sundance.

Only the film industry can make you an overnight success. Unlike other jobs where you have to work your way up, here you can reach dizzying heights of fame instantly.

Andaaz' gave me a firm footing in the industry. I would not be honest if I said I knew it would do well.

I'm proud of all my films. I've enjoyed great success in many different genres. I have been very blessed to have so many ideas and to continuously produce successful films.

I entered the film industry as a background dancer and then gradually rose step by step. Now I am a judge and a filmmaker, but amongst everything, my personal favourite continues to be dancing, as it is what has led me to the rest.

I don't expect to win awards while working in films.

Things kind of have their arc: you get signed, and your first thought is, 'Oh my God, I made it!' But you never really make it.

I never expected my sons to make a career out of cinema. If they are honest and dedicated in their profession, no doubt success would follow them.

The first writer I developed a script with was John Hughes, and that was 'Mr. Mom.' That was my first feature film.

You don't necessarily have to have your movie made to have success.

I might have done around 100 films but still I have to be successful.

When I was late for shoots and press meets, my films did well.

I think, if I had a big flop, that probably it would have ended the string at Disney, but it didn't! Every film was a success.

I got good recognition in the industry after working for 'Kandireega'. I traveled with director Santosh Srinivas right from the scripting stage for that film.

I think it's a huge a opportunity for me, because I am part of a film that has stars like Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol. It will grab eyeballs and I will get noticed, too. I hope 'Race 3' opens more doors for me.

I have seen this whole process of films releasing, becoming hits or flops, for too long now to expect things to do well. If I expect a film to do well, then it is for somebody else's sake, not for my own. I do my work, and if you feel that my work is improving from film to film, then I have done my part of the job.

Huma has made her mark in the industry with films like 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana.' I am happy for what she has achieved today because we belong to a non-film background.

I had an acting career for a little while back in the '90s. I had gotten into that because I was interested in acting, but I was not really as centered as I needed to be to fully pursue that career, and I was doing some films I thought were not of the best quality.

In 1993 after giving a blockbuster 'Aankhen,' I had no work. I was sitting at home for a year.

My first film, 'Ishaqzaade,' did well, and I got four damn good films because of it.

I have realized that there is no point doing a small film.

Over the years, I have realised that it takes a great team for a film to succeed.

As a kid, I was playing a character, so the film was not on my shoulders. I did 11 films out of which three were appreciated and remembered. At that time no one was following my career, so it was easier. But now when you are a mature adult, it's a different experience.