I am a greedy artiste. Wherever I will find good stories, I will do it.
I don't know acting, but I choose good stories and portray emotions according to the story.
When people think of dance films, they don't really think of good stories.
If people get inspired by 'Baahubali' as a film, and they realize they can make a big film or a historical film which has good drama and good visuals, if they realize there are good stories to tell here, then it is good.
That Hollywood 'LotR' movie really sucked, and was a true turn-off. That's what Hollywood always does, even to good stories.
Basically, I see myself as a maker of things who knows how to support other makers of things. At the end of the day, I am just committed to helping put good stories out into the world in whatever role is appropriate and needed for that particular project.
Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.
I'm most interested in working and learning from different people and telling good stories.
Sometimes good stories are created while documenting dreams.
I simply love writing good stories, that's my passion.
Wherever the good stories are, I'm trying to place myself there.
I think that emotion and good stories can cross the times.
I think we all have a responsibility to tell good stories.
Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us.
There are some films that you know will do well. Then there are others which have good stories that ought to be told. But because they are slightly risky, not everybody is willing to take that up. But I think it is important to take risks because at the end of the day, you want to explore new genres and new characters.
I want to be a part of good stories. It's not about my role, but the overall story that counts.
When I started working in Mumbai, I was interested in working in the indie and niche spaces, as they do make really good cinema, driven by good stories. But then, I decided to explore everything possible.
The same issue is happening on a show like Everybody Loves Raymond now, which is in its eighth year and struggling to come up with good stories. It'll be interesting to see how they do. The bottom line is, it starts with the writers and ends with the writers.
Bad choices make good stories.
I am a storyteller, and the stories I tell are, when I'm lucky, really good ones. It's a very exciting thing to do with your life, and that's, I think, what keeps me hopeful.
There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell.
I believe in love. I believe in good stories. I play really hard on the weekends because I like to have those stories. My wife and I go off and do craziness all the time. We're just like, 'What can we go get into this weekend?' Then we have other ones where we just sit and do nothing and then we have work that we do. It's all memories.
I love good stories; you have to have a good plot - characters which intertwine with a good plot.
I always look for good stories and good characters, and if they're placed in a whodunit, then I'm interested.
If we want good stories, writers should be given their due.
