Sobhita Dhulipala Quotes

My heart is in independent film-making. For me, it's where the fun, gritty storytelling is being told.

Hollywood is a film industry, a film business. I don't approach my career in that way. I see it as 'art,' and I become involved in films that ring my bell.

I'm not in a 'starry' position to be able to pick and choose, but I am interested in telling stories of substance with great directors - that's my only guiding principle.

I have always believed that facilitating good, unusual content should be one of my prerogatives as someone who has spent half his life in cinema.

The movie business is not about the money. Of course, you need money to make the movie. If you have a small budget, adapt yourself. Having $200 million dollars doesn't ensure that you're definitely going to make a good movie. There's so many examples that prove that.

I don't care about the size of the roles, or how they're marketed or billed or anything like that. I would love to be a part of stories that tell us about where we've come from, where we are, where we're going - with great directors.

I want to make movies that I want to see, and what I miss and I'm not seeing.

I like the opportunity to make films.

For a filmmaker, it's a rare chance to do a personal film on a big canvas.

You don't make a movie, the movie makes you.

I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates.

Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie.

I want to make movies about my country from my point of view.

When I sit down to write, I don't think, 'OK, what is the next David O. Russell film I can write, or what is Harvey Weinstein going to want to buy?' Or even, 'What are filmgoers going to want.' I try to think, tell a good story. Just do what you do.

You make a movie, and if somebody reads something into it, then great, more power to him.

I really want to do film, but I want to do the right film. The truth for me is that I'm really driven by stories. So there are stories I want to tell, and if it's a good story then I want to do it, whatever genre it is.

I think one of the privileges of being a filmmaker is the opportunity to remain a kind of perpetual student.

I think films are bigger than structure.

The films I want to make, I really want to be passionate about.

I came to the industry with wide eyes and an open heart thinking I was going to make a few films that really meant something that I could pour myself into.

Look, Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie.

Film has the potential of allowing me to explore my own ideas, which I find very attractive.

There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.

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

I really hope people go out and support the indie filmmakers, because it's a dying breed and there's a lot of cool voices out there that need to be heard.