Ralph Macchio Quotes

I like the idea of working in different genres and transcending genres and hopefully finding success, and ultimately make movies people like.

I feel like every day I discover new actors and new filmmakers and different genres, and it's just so cool.

I love all kinds of stories and movies, and I did work hard to get through to the creative community and studio executives that I could work in a number of different genres and tones.

I want to work with a wide range of genres because it gives each film a different cinematic energy.

I love dabbling in different genres, and I like being good at different genres of cinema.

Becoming that guy who does one thing is not very interesting. I'm lucky and proud to have been involved in period films and action films.

Different films, different genres show the different things I do. It's nice because it brings different groups of people to following what I'm doing. So hopefully, it kind of reiterates that I'm not just a one-trick pony as well.

I like to entertain all kinds of audiences with my films.

I want to do films in different languages because I want to tell stories in different genres.

With 'Hamilton,' what's cool about the show is that even super-old white people come to see the show and hang on every word, it's that good.

I won't ever stop working in comedy films because all the comedies that I've worked in are different from each other.

It's very important to not repeat yourself. After 'Delhi Belly,' I was offered 40 'Delhi Belly's and you can't do that! So 'Revolver Rani' is dark and gritty with action, 'Sooper Se Oopar' is a big commercial love story, 'Santa Banta' is a 'theth' Punjabi comedy, 'Golu Aur Pappu' is a kids' film and 'Amit Sahni Ki List' is an urban romcom.

I think that what appeals to me in my work is having the opportunity to inhabit different genres and so to reach different audiences.

They really stay just characters to me. I look at them, and I don't see always the same person up there. And hopefully, people will see that too. Because it's very easy to bore people, and that's a killer. So hopefully that won't happen.

With every movie, I try to do something different, whether it's action, comedy or drama.

When I'm shooting a movie, I'm always in an invisible theater seat. I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be entertained.

Film making is an expensive, as well as a serious business. We should be able to entertain our audiences, who are fully aware of what they want. Every filmmaker has a different point of view and presents facets of society.

As a movie-goer, I really like to watch all different kinds of movies and, as an actor, I always feel like I could do pretty much anything but a musical.

I think that every piece has its challenges. I love going back and forth between one and the other. I'll always pick a comedy over a drama.

I think indie films are really important, because they show the studios and the audiences when they see them, great stories. Really interesting, small stories.

It's incredibly fun as an actor to get to play different styles and different genres for completely different audiences.

When I watch movies with my kid like 'Shrek,' I'm like, 'Wow, this is pretty funny.' That's why I wanted to start doing movies like that - so my kid would laugh at my jokes.

I'm happy that the kind of films I'm doing right now is reaching a wider audience, and I'm looking forward to direct Hindi films as well.

The exciting thing about Bleachers and fun. are they're different, and they're aesthetically different in many ways. But it's also like my role is very different, and that's cool.

I've learned that you never have to think about how to make money. You need only to focus on what you think is going to be a good movie or what's a movie I'd like to watch as the audience.