As a filmmaker, I believe in trying to make movies that invite the audience to be part of the film; in other words, there are some films where I'm just a spectator and am simply observing from the front seat. What I try to do is draw the audience into the film and have them participate in what's happening onscreen.
I don't want to do a film where I have a ten minute role.
What you care about [movie] is whether it's moving you, or whether you're caught up in it.
I think when I was doing 'Amistad,' I was just too young to really understand what the process was, and beyond that, I hadn't really got involved. It was just somehow - and I thought that the artistry was all in the theater.
A book and a movie are different animals. You need a cinematic perspective to be involved in the motion pictures. And this is something I lack.
'Apocalypse Now' does not alienate us or deconstruct itself. In fact, it welcomes us in.
I was in three of the Harry Potter films without reading one of those book, quite thankfully.
I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it, just as an audience member, I find that exciting.
I am thrilled to be a part of Tamil cinema as it is an interesting place.
I had felt for some time that audience involvement with a film should begin with its first frame.
I was hoping, actually, that being on the other side of the camera in a scary movie, see how it's filmed and maybe you won't be as scared next time you watch one... didn't really work out! Because I know it's fake, but I just get so into it.
