Sanjay Leela Bhansali Quotes

After being an actor, producing 'One By Two' was a natural progression.

When I was in MTV, I wasn't really looking out to do films.

I always say I want to eventually shift my career to directing and writing.

I'm not saying no to anything, at least as far as reading scripts. I don't care if it's television or films but, personally, I would say I'd like to establish myself more in film.

It used to be that if you were on a sitcom you couldn't get work in film because it was so different. Now it's almost like you have to be on TV to do other film work.

I've been auditioning for a few movies here and there. I don't want anything to get in the way of the music any more than it has. It hasn't really gotten in the way; I've been doing two things at once.

He wasn't directing it, of course, so I didn't work with Hitchcock.

I started in movies in 1963, and the first big one was 'Rosemary's Baby' in 1967. While you don't notice it right away, it finally dawns on you that 80% of the time, you're doing nothing.

Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.'

I've watched directors since my very first day of acting because I knew I wanted to direct.

Honestly, I want to do films. I want to make that move from actor to producer, like Will Smith.

If I could really move my career much more into predominantly directing, I would jump at that.

I met John when I was 18 and I was in my first John Waters film when I was 19.

I definitely want to do movies and stuff.

I started modeling and after a while the photographer Bruce Weber introduced me to Joel Schumacher, who cast me in my first film, and I just fell in love.

Honestly, after about three years on a show, you're like, 'Thank you very much for giving me a step up. Now can I go do movies?'

I want what's mine. I see other actors who are doing very interesting roles, and I just want to continue to do things that are interesting, and things that people will go see in theaters.

I will make action movies, I think, for a few more years, another five years.

Tony Kaye is great with that kind of stuff. Up until American History X, he had only done commercials.

I know doing movies is where I need to be. That's where my audience wants to see me.

I've done a lot of movies before 'Entourage,' and I hope to always have my movie career going. Maybe I could take on another TV show, too.

I started off as a director, so when I see other actors directing, it gives me hope that maybe they'll put me into that position at some point, too.

Hopefully, I'll just get to be part of good films and work with good people, and that's how it will develop.

I'm not one of these actors who feels a pressing need to direct, and I have no plans to do it.

I started out as a musician. Although I always wanted to have a dual career, I fell into the TV and movie business more strongly and more quickly.