Tahir Raj Bhasin Quotes

Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it.

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

The combo of a great story and good director works for me.

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

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.

When people ask me what makes movies great, it's the material.

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.

A director should concentrate on his storyline and his characters.

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.

Yeah... I like films, I like movies, I like playing different characters and working with different actors and filming in different places. I like movies because it's kind of a combination of every art: it's like, it's picture, it's story, it's music, it's kind of like a clash and a collide of every art. It's really neat.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.

Films are all about decisions, and that's what I love.

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.

I've consciously taken on material that's a bit too much for me but not an overreach. The first movie, just about performances. 'The Town,' I learned how to work broader material, develop tension, direct bigger scenes, action sequences. 'Argo,' I experimented with film stock, widened the scope of my geography.

I'm a student. I want to do better, and I want directors who can find the actress in me and be my teachers. I'm interested in the whole process of editing, post-production and direction.

A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go to drama school.

Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if it's story heavy, it's about ideas.

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.

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important.

'The Leftovers' is my favorite job I've ever had in my life, anywhere, ever. It is one of the greatest TV shows ever made.

I really enjoy working in television and the evolution of a character over time.

The quality of television is becoming so good from an actor standpoint, where you get to do these amazing scenes with amazing directors and cinematography.