Pankaj Tripathi Quotes

It doesn't matter to me if it has a surprise ending or not. I usually go for the material or the project.

I usually choose movies that I would want to see. I appreciate drama and if the right script came across my desk, drama you will see.

A novel is both a story and a piece of writing. A movie is a story and a piece of filmmaking.

For me, the script is important. If it excites me, I'll do the film.

I make it a point to pick films that tell you a story in an engaging way. I can't compromise on the content. The script has to be substantial and impactful.

If I feel like it's a well-written script and if it speaks to me, it's something I want to do. I usually rely on my instincts when it comes to a script.

It's never a script that makes me decide to accept a film or not.

If I get lucky and I can choose, I would always choose a really good story and screenplay, even if I don't know the director. If there's a good screenplay, there's a chance that something good is going to happen.

A script is like a theory of a movie.

Almost every script that I've gotten has been for sort of the generic Hollywood type. I haven't chosen them. All the ones I have chosen are because I've been fascinated with the source material or because of the script.

You can have a bunch of great actors in a film, but if you don't have anyone telling a great story, it's a moot point.

I do a film if it interests me, has a connect with the audience and some entertainment value. The rest doesn't matter.

You can dress it up, but it comes down to the fact that a movie is only as good as its script.

A lot of the time the film chooses me. I'll be working and I'll get a call from my agent and I'll get the script and then tell him what I think.

I would love to occasionally do English-speaking films, but the script is as important for me as the director.

For me, every film is like the first picture. I am very choosy with the director and producer.

Roles don't fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.

I would love to do films, but the script has to excite me.

If I have to choose between a Bollywood film and Pakistan film, it may sound cliched, but I will go with the script first. And if both the scripts are equally good, then I will choose a Pakistan film.

If the script is not good, the film will not work.

I don't write a lot of fiction.

The first and foremost criterion for me when selecting a film is the character I am playing, and then the director.

If I like a particular character or story, I usually say yes to the film.

I agree to do a film if I like the subject.

My way of deciding whether a film is worth doing is if you can get through it all in the first read.