Karthi Quotes

He wasn't directing it, of course, so I didn't work with Hitchcock.

I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on.

I would love to work with Cameron Crowe; he's definitely one of my favorite directors.

Working with and collaborating with and for Peter Jackson was an incredible experience because he is such a phenomenal filmmaker.

Sometimes it's the script or an opportunity to work with an incredible director.

It's good to work with a writer-director.

I love direction. I met Roopesh Peethambaran and assisted him in his maiden venture, 'Theevram'.

I don't champion the idea of being in a Hollywood movie. I never had fun in one of them.

I'm always looking for other interesting films to either act in or direct.

I worked for Sam Peckinpah on quite a bit of action in his films, and he got excited once in a while.

I thought we were making a nice little movie. That's how it was regarded by everyone else, too.

And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me that as a writer, a director, a friend, as somebody's there that's very anxious to get the movie made.

I have the most respect for Rick. You're always going to see a Shameik Moore and Rick Famuyiwa film.

Very often, things that people may think come from the writer, very often don't. There's a lot of cooks in the kitchen when it comes to making a movie. When you hear a line of dialogue that sounds kind of tinny, it's pretty easy to cite the screenwriter. But there's a lot of stuff that goes into making a movie.

I definitely managed to do different kinds of things. My focus is usually who the director is, because at the end of the day the director is the storyteller, what the movie is all about. I don't want to participate in something that I don't think is constructive storytelling.

If a script comes together, and you end up liking the people who are part of it, that's when you can make magic happen. It's a huge combination of trying to find something you think you can deliver on and a director you think you can collaborate with to make a good picture.

I really want to work with Hugh Jackman and also Steven Spielberg.

Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.

I would love to do more films. I really like the whole process of doing that. I like how close you become to everybody.

I went to meet Joe Johnston, the director, and he's charming. I've been very lucky. Most of the directors I've worked with are charming. But Joe's a particularly charming man, and he showed me lots of designs and, rather memorably, welcomed me to the Marvel Universe.

The thing about working with Peter Jackson is that, at the end of the day, he is a passionate artist.

I worked with Steven Spielberg on Amistad... he seemed so very secure in himself that he let me do things.

I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.

I'd love to work with Woody Allen.

When you write and direct your own film, you basically know exactly what you want. Or you hope to. For the studio, it actually can make life a little easier, because if you have a bunch of questions, they only need to call one person.