Dia Mirza Quotes

If you take my performance or my understanding of the role and my appreciation for story and then dress it in CGI, that I guess becomes an action film.

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

Genre aside, I'd like to make a film about people.

No other aspect of filmmaking has tempted me to do a film other than the script and the story itself.

Television is so neat; I grew up doing theater, and I've done a bit of film. I know I'm stating the obvious, but it's a unique storytelling form in that it's able to constantly evolve.

I don't have any specific criteria on doing a drama based on where and what country. If I like the storyline, I'll go for it.

I am interested in people. I'm interested in telling stories, whether that is behind the camera or in front of the camera.

Things that matter are a great story, entertainment, how the lead part moves the story forward and who the directors are.

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

When we think about a great movie, I mean, what do we think about? We think about story, we think about character. And when the visual effects aren't perfect, we forgive it.

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

I don't want to do sing-and-dance routine. I believe script is the king, so I would go for powerful stories.

No film survives because of a big name. If a film has to survive generations, it will survive on its content and craft.

I see theater as a simple formula. Audience plus players plus story makes the play.

I'm someone who has a singular goal in making films: I want to tell a story. There are certain stories that I want to tell.

I've done a lot of theater, and I know that it's a different audience each time who doesn't know the story, and we have to tell it.

I'm an assistant storyteller. It's like being a waiter or a gas-station attendant, but I'm waiting on six million people a week, if I'm lucky.

A film is different than a script. The text of the script is what it is.

I really think the key to a film is the chemistry of people.

You can have a bunch of great actors in a film, but if you don't have anyone telling a great story, it's a moot point.

Where film is infinitely superior to any other medium is emotion and story and character.

Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.

Film and television are just different. Film is cool because it's a complete package. You know the beginning, middle, and end. You can plan it out more, which I like. But with television you get a new script every week, so it's constantly a mystery as to what you're going to be doing.

I'm drawn to a good story, really, as I hope most people are. For me, it's the story that's going to stay with you eventually, not necessarily the genre. I go to watch a film because of the story, not because it was a Western or a comedy.

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.