Ayushmann Khurrana Quotes

These days, you don't need a song or glamour to make your film work. It is all about a good story.

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

If you have a great story, any film will work.

Films don't always tell a story; some films can achieve effect just by being razzle-dazzle or rock n' roll. That's part of the fare that's out there. And that's okay. For me, I place more value on a story.

There are no great scripts - just great films.

A good script and perfect casting, that's 90 percent of the work.

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

The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.

What I realized is that it doesn't matter how big or small your film is. The actual filmmaking process, the actual storytelling, it's still the same thing. It's still all about creating characters that you like and creating moments that get you excited or get you tense.

If you do not have a good script, then no matter what the genre is, the film will not be a success.

Content films necessary don't go by the content, they go by the emotions. Content films are about content whether you want to portray the content or sell it through humour, through seriousness, is a choice of the filmmaker.

Small events and some songs and dance do not make a film. A film needs to have a proper structure and there has to be an output which would be relevant to people who watch it.

It doesn't matter how big the film is - if the story is not good, it will not be accepted. Stardom can maybe pull audiences to theatres but beyond that it is all about content.

Moviemaking is about telling a story. And you need to know what story you are going to tell.

As a director, what I'm trying to do is to create interesting stories.

Language is just a communication tool; it is the content that decides the fate of a film.

A movie is painting, it's photography, it's literature - because you have to have the screenplay - it's music. Put a different soundtrack to a comedy and it's a tragedy. A movie combines all those forms and forces you to pay attention for two hours with a group of people.

Film is very condensed.

It doesn't matter to me if it has a surprise ending or not. I usually go for the material or the project.

Well, there's no question that a good script is an absolutely essential, maybe the essential thing for a movie.

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

The reason that some motion-capture films don't work is if the scripts are not good, and the characters aren't engaging, then you don't believe in the journey, and you're not connected to it. It's not the technology's fault.

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

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

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