Naga Chaitanya Quotes

I want people to leave the cinema feeling that something's been confirmed for them about life.

'Little Miss Sunshine' was really important to me.

I want to be engaged and moved by theatre, there's nothing more disappointing than being left cold. After 'The Author,' I felt wrung out emotionally, like a used tissue.

I tend not to be so attracted to films that force me into an intellectual place over an emotional one.

I always loved watching movies because I loved what certain moments inside of films did to me.

I love drama. Drama is, like, my thing. I want a movie that will move something inside me, that's going to shift something and keep me thinking.

I was 15 or 16 when I first saw 'Once Upon A Time In America,' so I was quite young, but I was completely blown away.

Some movies are the kind you take home with you at the end of the day, and some, you can let go.

'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom - I read it in eight hours and blubbed my eyes out when it finished. I've thought about the story every day since.

Well, besides being entertained, I’d like to move them emotionally. I mean I really want to uplift them. I want to look down at the audience, and this is personal experiences now I’m going to tell you. It’s like you look down at the audience and see people smiling, crying, hugging each other. I want them on their way home to feel empowered like they can do anything.

This is an old film from donkeys' years ago, but the first film I ever… the first time I ever cried watching a movie was when I was watching 'The Champ.'

The most rewarding experience as a musician is to know that I moved people personally.

When I read, I don't need a character to look like me, act like me, or think like me. I don't need to have my heart broken. I don't need to be surprised or amused or challenged, and I don't need to swoon.

I don't want to say it's nice to see people cry, because of course it isn't, but there's something really emotional and lovely about seeing the impact you're having on someone's life.

I love films that make you feel something but also deliver that payload behind jokes.

My approach to selecting a film is very simple - it should touch my heart.

I'm so freaking happy when I talk to people who saw 'The Greatest.' I love that movie. It was the most intense job.

'7 Years' seems to have attracted a lot of age groups - people seem to see their own lives in the song, and it's great to see so many people reacting in that way to it.

It's not in every film that you connect to the role.

'Chhichhore' is one of my most finest products till date. In films like this, you expect less but you get more. It is an underdog film. I am sure people will like it.

That's why I fell in love with country music: it made me feel something.

It wasn't until I saw 'Rocky' that I realized movies could affect people beyond mere entertainment.

The most incredible part of seeing people embrace and recognize my music is experiencing the lives of people when they are powerfully affected, encouraged, and personally impacted.

'Ghost World' was such an incredibly difficult episode to find the right tone for. I remember at the time it was very divisive because some people hated it - they thought it was cheesy and hokey - and I loved it. When I saw it, I cried my head off, and I was so happy.

Any piece of art has the potential to emotionally touch you and nudge you.