Ekta Kapoor Quotes

Having spent a lot of time on sets, I was really interested in the overall storytelling aspect of shows and projects.

The difference between film and TV is the pace. You don't have the leisure of time in television.

Films are all about decisions, and that's what I love.

The so-called commercialism includes elements like story, plots, rhythms and large big scenes.

Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.

I've made a couple of films that were a little too wide and non-specific - like 'The Doctor.'

I recommend to any of you, that's always a good way to make a film: use the interesting bits.

You could make a film out of just about anything so long as there is a clear vision about the story.

I want to make movies that I would want to watch as a fan.

By and large, the making of motion pictures is all about, 'Let's ratchet it up.' And I always think, 'We don't need to ratchet this up.' If you do, don't call it 'Captain Phillips' or 'The Maersk Alabama.' Call it something else, and then you have carte blanche to do anything, down to sea serpents and aliens.

Whether I'm acting or making it, at the end of the day it's telling the story; action, drama. You want the audience to feel it - the story, the action, the scene, or a particular shot. I just keep working on crafting my art, on how to make action movies.

I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

I never know going in if I've even got a movie to make. Once you start making a film, you hope there's going to be enough material! My job as a director is always to push for more.

I don't understand the whole testing-numbers thing. It is not how I want to make movies.

I write the kind of stuff I'd like to watch.

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.

I have always believed that directing a film is like telling a story. You have to tell it well so that it is appreciated.

The quality of TV drama nowadays is getting better and better. They've had to invent a new term for it: 'high-end television.'

Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it.

When you make a film you usually make a film about an idea.

The problem with trying to make a film good and have it work for an audience is the problem of trying to tell a story well. The shape or the color of it doesn't matter.

My principal job is to make interesting and entertaining films, and I'm not proud of which format or which particular technique I use. I just wanted the film to look good.

I'd just like to be in films that I would like to see.

When you're making a television show, it's about the story and arc of the show rather than any particular episode or director.