Karthik Subbaraj Quotes

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.

Sometimes you have to make a movie to make money.

When I was making short films, I didn't see a way to give them a wider reach or earn revenue out of it.

I did a lot of short films before doing feature films.

Ideally, I want my films to work because I want the people who have invested their money to get back their investment and make profits too.

I always make sure my film benefits my producer and earns him a profit.

When you make a film, you will either make money or won't.

You can't actually be just a movie actor in Britain, because we don't make that many movies.

There has almost never been a period of substantial economic growth in the United States without significant investment. And no investment pays off within the same cycle. No investment pays off within the same year - especially a governmental investment. Even businesses don't work that way.

My dream is to become a director. I want to direct a Hindi film. I have two scripts ready. One of them is a fantasy-adventure, while the other is a thriller. I've assisted my brother Selvaraghavan, who's a well-known director in Tamil cinema. I've also made short films.

With movies, it always feels like such a long shot getting it made.

Returns matter a lot. It's our capital.

I've made a payroll. I know what it's like to execute a business plan. I know what it's like to expect the proper return on investment... and I know you can't spend your way out of debt.

Anything you get involved with, you are supposed to make money.

The best opportunity for return on investment is in the information revolution.

India as a film-making nation has gained recognition, at last, at most important Western and Far Eastern forums.

People will invest in you only if they see some kind of return, and that's the dark truth.

I think everything you do, whether it's low budget things when you're first starting out or full feature films or when you're working with Hollywood, you're always learning, all the time.

I would like to be an actor, but I really would like to be a director of feature films. That's what I want to be when I grow up. I want to make films.

While working in Bangalore, I was making short films.

Sandalwood is a force to reckon with. People from all over are investing time and money here because the films have good reach and reap good rewards as well.

I did a couple of short films when I was in Scotland.

Our continued investment in productivity will add to our margins, and you'll see that reflected in the bottom line earnings.

We have so many films that we can fit into the slate a year, and we spend $100 million on those films in order to make $400 million dollars. We don't spend $20 million in hopes of eking out $40 million.

Profit is one way that you can take pride in the way you publish things and insure that you can go on doing it.