Sanjay Leela Bhansali Quotes

The most creative director I have worked with is Mani Ratnam.

Bollywood works as hard as regional cinema makers.

I started out with V Shantaram. But my favourite director has been Gulzar, with whom I did intelligent cinema in movies like 'Khushboo,' 'Kinara' and 'Parichay.'

Hollywood is a town; it's not a medium. And cinema is a medium you can practice anywhere.

When it comes to turning out movies, I'm for Hollywood.

I don't know about the whole song-and-dance thing. But if India will have me, the independent cinema scene there is something I'm really interested in.

I have grown up watching Bollywood movies, and I would love to act in them.

I love making movies.

Yes, there is some thought about making a film of My Name Is Asher Lev.

I've love the challenge of doing something new. Bollywood is magical.

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

There is nothing wrong with commercial cinema if it is made well. In fact, if you ask me, the Hindi film industry has also produced some truly outstanding works over the years.

I had been choreographing and dancing for a good 12 years before I did 'Que Sera Sera' for Boney Kapoor. I did it for two reasons - one, I shared a good rapport with Boney, and the more important reason, Madhuri Dixit.

Directing a film in Hindi is definitely on the cards.

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 grew up hearing about Raj Kapoor and K. Asif and the way they used to make films lavishly. We are dream merchants and we have got to sell dreams, which are lapped up by all.

The kind of work I do and the films I believe in, I had to take charge of making that kind of cinema.

Mani Ratnam is my biggest inspiration.

India uses Bollywood, rather cinema, to tell its stories. It is one of the largest filmmaking nations in the world and so your talents get to tell stories about politics, love and drama through films.

I would definitely love to do Hindi films but I'll choose films carefully.

But I'm very keen to work with directors such as Imtiaz Ali, Zoya Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, Vishal Bhardwaj, Abhishek Chaubey, Anurag Kashyap and Abhishek Kapoor.

I feel Prawaal Raman is an amazing director with great films in his pocket like 'Gayab.'

I am interested in Bollywood. Everyone wants to do bigger and better work. I also want to do good work.

I remember during 'Devdas,' people told me that they had seen 'Devdas' before, so what would be so different about this one. But I was convinced with the subject, and that is what drove me.

I am comfortable in my space in Punjabi cinema.