Farhan Akhtar Quotes

The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.

'Super 8' was a lot of fun. It was a lot of fun working with J.J. Abrams, who I think is a kid in a grown man's body, which is a great ingredient for any artist in our business. You have to be a kid at heart to be able to make believe, and his imagination is phenomenal.

Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint.

The process of starting up a new film is one of looking through a lot of material and trying to find something you really like. And it does sometimes take a minute.

I've read a hundred fantastic scripts that didn't pan out as films, and I completely put that on the directors. I've also read some mediocre scripts that have ended up being amazing, and I credit that to the directors. They're the storytellers. If you don't have a good storyteller, you really have nothing.

When I see films like 'Lagaan' and 'Rang De Basanti,' I feel, 'Why can't I do work like this?' Then you think and realise you need to learn more to make this kind of a film or write this kind of a film. Also, somewhere down the line, you need to be brave.

When I go into making a movie, personally, I don't try to bring other pieces of movies with me.

All the director wants is their idea of the movie to be believed in.

The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.

I think about my films for a long time, maybe years, but I write them in days.

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

Once a month the sky falls on my head, I come to and I see another movie I want to make.

Eventually, it came to this place like, 'I'd like to direct, but I need to find the story to tell.' 'Man of Tai Chi' became the story to tell.

The only thing that gets me back to directing is good scripts.

One day I had an idea for a movie. Everything came after that.

The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all.

The most difficult part of making movies is to keep making them. Maybe, you could make the biggest hit in the world, but then the big problem is what to do next and how to maintain devoted to a certain instinct that I have about films.

I've never directed, but it must be humbling.

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

I would love to direct some day. It's a good job for a control freak.

The truth about filmmaking is you have all these ideas and you're trying to convince everybody that they should buy into this idea, but at two o'clock in the morning when you're all on your own you're going, 'Geez, I hope I know what I'm doing. I hope this idea is gonna work.'

I love writing. I think writing and directing go hand in hand.

There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.

I love TV and I love making films and I love doing plays. I feel very lucky to be able to do all three.

I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning.