Period Film Quotes

The '60s is one of my favourite eras in general. I love '60s music, and I've always wanted to do a period film.

When I first read the script for 'A Little Chaos,' I just loved reading it, as it is a really lovely, accessible, contemporary period film.

I would love to do a period film and work with Shyam Benegal.

I deliberately, in a way, went for something that was a huge challenge and was a big period film. I was excited about the canvas on which I could tell the story as much as the story itself.

I was very hesitant about doing a period film. It was very much out of my comfort zone; I'd never done anything like that before.

I used to want to be in 'Downton' because I had never been in a period drama, but then I did 'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher' and had to wear one of those frocks and... I didn't feel very comfortable.

I would love to do a period film, a sports film, or an out and out action movie.

It's always a challenge to shoot a period film and not have it look like you hit the tea stain button in post.

'Rudhramadevi' is a film which falls into a very new genre. It is a historic and biographic genre movie. It should be called a bio epic. I am curious to see how the audiences accept the film.

'Allama' is a period film set in the 12th century, for which I had to sport a different look. The story is about a mystic saint and Vachana poet Allama Prabhu and I play a dancer in it.

I feel I am blessed. So many actresses went without doing a period film in their career, and I got a chance to do one in my first film.

A period film is a gift for a cinematographer.

Lighting practically whenever I can when shooting period really helps with authenticity.

In India, it's tough to shoot a period film outdoors. You cannot find mud roads without wires, signage and billboards with ads of mobile phones even in rural areas.

I started 'Carol' as I almost always do, by looking at films from the time, and they were less - they actually felt less relevant to me in terms of their bigness, although we do have some big '50s-type moments in 'Carol.'

The joy of a period film is that you're taken to another world. The costumes determine the way you move, and then consequently the way you breathe. And then, the way you breathe effects the way you think.

I've always dreamed of doing a period piece, I just never knew what it would be.

With period dramas, it's very easy to get excited because I love to do them. I'm a history nut and I love to immerse myself in the research.

I am very excited for my special appearance in 'Kalank,' since it's a huge film and it's the first time I am doing something in the period space.

You don't automatically assume everyone will fall for a period drama.

I've seen so many period pieces in my life, I really enjoy them so much, a lot of my favorite movies are period pieces.

A period film, where you, for example, where you have a traditional wardrobes, you are bound to act a certain way. But in a modern film, a lot of body gesture.

I didn't want to do a costume drama. It's a great thing to do, but I've done them, and I didn't want to do the same thing again. Of course, costume dramas can be from all different eras, but at the time, I just felt very sure that I didn't want to be boxed in as an English actress. I wanted to be an actress, rather than an English actress.

It's pretty awesome to see people dressed up in period clothing and running around on horses and in carriages and all that kind of thing. Part of the fun of making a period film is just that playfulness. It's just like make believe when you're a child except you get to do it for a real job.

Everyone relates differently to contemporary stuff. They rely on you to do the research for a period film.