Kirti Kulhari Quotes

Ideally, I'd like to have a movie that people like and makes money.

What counts in Hollywood is box office. It doesn't really matter what people think of you as an actor because, as long as you have been in a movie that has made money, you will always get another job.

I thought 'Deliverance' was a very good film. But it didn't have the success financially that 'Smokey and the Bandit' did, although that film made more money than 'Star Wars' in the first week.

I go into movies I hate, and that movie will make $500 million.

There are films which are good, but sometimes it doesn't work at the box office.

I am not a fool. I know where I stand in terms of box office returns.

I don't really think about the box office, but I want my films to do well.

I would really want all my films to make money. But this weekend calculation is the most dangerous thing because, based on the amount collected in the first weekend, they start declaring the film a hit or a flop. It can't be.

Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing, if you put it in a movie, it'll be successful?

Whenever we actors become part of a Bollywood film, there is a certain pressure of earning a box office success.

I do not keep a track of numbers as such, but I am definitely aware of how a film of mine is doing when it is playing in theatres. More than the numbers, it is important to know how the audience is reacting to the film.

For a filmmaker, whether the film is liked, understood or appreciated counts as much as the moolah.

If my film doesn't make money, it means people didn't go watch it. So it doesn't matter then that the critics loved it.

Ninety per cent of my movies were hits.

Box office success definitely matters. I will be lying if say it does not matter.

I want a certificate that allows me to make as big a box office as possible.

Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I'm not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience.

A successful film is a good film, and a non-successful film is a bad film. It's as simple as that.

All my films have been criticised, but here I stand with six superhits and three 100-crore films!

I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'

The success of the film should depend on its budget.

And the insidious thing is that people will either see a movie because it did well last weekend or won't see it because it didn't do well.

Today it's not culture; it's box office.

The effort always remains that my new film outdoes my last in terms of performance and gets better box office success. Box office is the sole reason why I do films.

You become judged entirely on your ability to bring in the dollars, and the fact that none of the films I did was a huge hit became significant.