Michael Douglas Quotes

I do extensive research before I begin writing, but only a fraction of the research goes into the novels. The writer does not need to tell the reader everything. But one hopes that the writer's belief in his characters is evident in the telling, just as the mood created in the writer's mind comes through in the atmosphere of the scene described.

In the case of the 'Saint' movie, I did do some research. I visited a few shelters. But usually, my stuff just comes out. I don't have any control over that.

As far as the creative side, the more I do this, the more I know that it's all about the writing. We don't always celebrate that enough, but without the writing, you can't do much. You got on a film sometimes, and it's sort of half-written, and they expect and think that the actor's job is to bring the extra part and the good part. It's not.

With any character I do, I do my due diligence with research.

Most of my films have been very character driven.

You need to learn that, unless your lead character is written in a way that one of the 20 movie stars want to play him, your movie will not get made.

I liked writing with my friends and making our own little stories. Making a movie like 'Spider-Man' never even crossed my mind.

I have shot four films for sure. On most days, I wish that there were 48 hours in a day. When a movie is coming to an end and another is going to start, I've felt that I don't want to let go of this one just yet and say goodbye to the character nicely.

My starting point is always to read a script and have a conversation with the director about what their vision is, and then, after that, I love to do research.

I'm a big fan of when you model a character as someone with a biological origin, doing deep dives and a lot of research.

Film-makers are greedy people - we want good stories and good subjects.

For narrative games, and also for the sake of the medium, we have to treat performance that way, as actors. You have to have a sense of ownership over it and believe that you're bringing something meaningful to it - because that's what all of the developers are doing, and that's what the story demands.

As an actor, I give 60 days to act in a film, but the writer takes nearly two to three years to create a story.

Akshay Kumar is a senior in the industry, and I consider myself lucky to be working with him. Each film of his opens to a packed house. Today, a film will sell only if you have a story. The audience is smart and won't be taken for a ride. And I'm confident about my movies.

I put in a lot of work in film study.

I'm glad I'm getting to do interesting films.

For 'The Bestseller'... there was hardly any research, but I had to give each person a quirk and develop their stories so that it would relate to who they are.

I wanted to do films because I loved certain stories.

My approach to making movies is different than other people, because I just write a lot of screenplays. I'm constantly writing screenplays.

With any movie at all the challenge lies in the storytelling.

For me, storytelling is the most interesting part of movie making.

Stories matter to me. I look for a good script, story, and a strong part.

Directing a Hindi movie for the first time was easy because Hindi films have been batwing doors for me since 1992.

Artists are so blessed as we get to live so many lives while doing different films.

I see myself maybe being, like, a movie producer or screenwriter or a novelist or a scientist or mathematician.