Prosenjit Chatterjee Quotes

I did love 'The Artist.' I've seen it four times, and every time I see it, it gets better and better.

Parallel cinema has not made an effort to communicate in a language the other person understands.

I love working in cinema - it can be in any language!

Art and cinema is not restricted to any language.

Cinema which is well-made, for any kind of audience, is worthy of being watched by just about anybody who would like to watch a good story being told.

What I want to do with cinema is keep it as universal as possible.

Both 'Gulabo Sitabo' and 'Udham Singh' are cinematic experiences; nothing is less, nothing is more. It's all about creating good cinema.

It's a way of living, cinema. And I see my family, I do this and that, I travel. It's a long process to let it happen.

The cinema is an explosion of my love for reality.

To me, movies are valuable as an art form and as a wonderful means of popular entertainment. But I think movies have gone terribly wrong.

In good films, there is always a directness that entirely frees us from the itch to interpret.

There are some stories - not even stories, some feelings - that you can't accomplish in cinema without using celluloid.

My goal from the very beginning was to make very visually lush, juicy films that you can really sink your teeth into. That's always been part of my modus operandi.

I can access footage much quicker, yes. But in terms of living with a film and knowing what's right, digital doesn't do that for you.

I don't make movies to make a point; I make movies to tell stories about people.

I'm inspired by many artists whose language I don't understand.

I appreciate artistically made movies, but as an audience member, I want to be entertained, too.

I guess people feel that if you're working with good directors and are known in the Hindi film industry, then you won't work in South films. However, I believe that films have no boundaries of language, religion, or cast. If it's a good script and a good director, I can do a film in Spanish as well.

I don't think it's right to define films as commercial or art house. What's important is that a film evokes a certain emotion when it's being watched.

Language should not be a barrier for an actor; I want the world to see my work and not limit it to Hindi-speaking audiences.

A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts - for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly direct, emotional, sensuous perception of the work.

Good cinema is good cinema. It makes you feel like you need to work. Just yesterday I saw a good film, but even if I'd seen a bad one, I'd feel, "Oh my god, what a bad job, I can do better."

I'm curious and you know, I really think cinema is strong medium that allows you to go to so many different mental countries, not just geographical countries. As far as it allows me to express something of my own truth, it's fine for me. I can go to the moon.

Cinema and emotion trump reality for me.

I believe the cinema is one of our principal forms of art. It is an incredibly powerful way to tell uplifitng stories that can move people to cry with joy and inspire them to reach for the stars.