Vijay Antony Quotes

Really, anyone in the business who transitions into directing as a writer or editor or an actor or a cinematographer, at some point you have to kind of take a leap and say, 'I'm committed to this.'

I wanted to do a film for a while, but I never found a script that I felt I was going to be the right person for; because if you've never made a film, you're not taught how to make a film, and you feel like you lack skills.

I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would not direct at all.

Making a film is very hard work, and you live or die by the sword just a little bit every time you do it, but I wouldn't chuck it in.

So many features at Sundance seemed to be powered more on the director's need to be a director than any particular story.

If I can't put my heart and soul into a film, I don't take it up.

I have put my heart and soul in 'Baaz.'

To make movies you just have to want it enough. You have to have the passion for telling stories. You have to get by the love-of-movies aspect. You can't just be a movie fan.

(When asked what a director does) I help.

I think new directors come with new perceptions, energy, and passion to win. They don't have to worry about an already existing image or budget that they have to recover.

'Zakhm' was my last film as a director.

I sometimes get starstruck when I meet people who I didn't necessarily know what they look like, like directors or DPs, if I'm a huge fan of theirs.

I play really hard. I put my body on the line every damn practice. Every day in the games. That's my passion. That's how I give to the game.

I'm the third generation of my family in the film business, and I grew up with a deep passion for movies. I made my own Super 8 films when I was a kid and always loved the editing process.

I think Anand Rai is one of the few brilliant directors we have.

Be it acting, writing, directing or producing, I love cinema. I love the art of telling stories and I'm happy doing one of the above or all of the above.

I don't think I have advice for female directors as opposed to male directors. I think all first-time directors should try and be as prepared as they possibly can, because it's hard!

NXT is my life. Plain and simple. I've put my heart and soul into this company, and I truly love it and its fans.

I would love to do a commercial film. But my hero is the script.

I realise that surviving in the film industry is not an easy job, but if one puts one's heart and soul into one's work, anything is possible.

There are definitely directors I want to work with like Dibakar Banerji, Zoya Akhtar, Vishal Bharadwaj, and so many more.

All producers and directors want to make good films.

The Wachowskis have a very complex way of thinking and of creating.

I'm very interested in film making. It's telling a story, fiction or non-fiction. I have been filmed quite a lot. Contrary to popular belief, filming isn't glamorous. It can be wearingly repetitious, as the same shot is taken over and over again.

I think that I'm very passionate, and I know that if I decide to do a film, my character is going to take over my life.