Ayushmann Khurrana Quotes

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.

People think I take some sort of masochistic pleasure out of putting out music that's gonna be unpopular.

Artistic ambition is important. And it seems it would be a great time to do some theatre, like a new extreme.

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree.

I'm American. I'm eclectic. I'm going to follow my musical passions. And if people don't like it, and it hurts my legacy, I'm not going to worry about that.

You know, back in acting school they always teach you, 'Make bold choices and look for activities that are interesting.'

My theory is, independent movies only work if you're willing to push the material and do something different.

After I do a big movie I get offered big movies. But I always do the weirdest indie.

I admire James Franco. I admire somebody like Jack Nicholson. Anyone who just does movies for the sake of making movies and takes big risks.

There was certain points shooting 'Spring Breakers' where I wasn't uncomfortable at all, and that let me be free. It allowed me to play with what I love, so that's what I wanted to do with my music.

I tend to make bolder and more interesting choices after I've done theatre.

That's what separates actors - I'll take any risk for a performance.

I'm always trying to do weird things - when you have that part of your mission statement as an actor, half of that stuff that ends up being made is probably garbage.

What might the world look like if we took some chances on the film-makers we might be afraid of?

I am glad that we can make bold films, different films within the commercial market and still do well.

If you see my filmography, I have mostly done non-glamorous roles.

I don't want to make films that are constantly pleasing the audience, it is not my tradition.

I feel if the Punjabi cinema is experimenting, I should also at least try and do roles which create a new identity with every film.

I feel that if you're going to do theater, you've really got to throw yourself into the deep end. You have to commit your whole life and soul to it to make it the best it could ever be because theater can truly change people in lots of different ways. But I also think it can bore people to death, and it's quite a fine line between those two things.

It's really nice to go down to an extremely low-budget movie, but that is very daring and courageous and try something different, where the roles usually are more complicated.

I really like Jason Blum a lot. We're friends, and while we make wildly disparate films, we share a philosophy about low-budget filmmaking, about taking chances on young filmmaking, taking risks and obliterating our salary so we can make something cheaply and if it wins everyone wins big.

I gravitate towards anything that feels challenging to me, that feels like it's gonna be saying something a bit different and new to the audience, and anything that moves me. I do movies that I would want to see, so I don't necessarily gravitate towards any genre in particular. I just try and do the best work I can and also try to keep the audience guessing.

I don't think the government should touch art. Governments are risk averse. They encourage risk-averse personalities to be artists.

On the ridge where the great artist moves forward, every step is an adventure, an extreme risk. In that risk, however, and only there, lays the freedom of Art.

The only pictures worth making are the ones that are playing with fire.