Pankaj Kapur Quotes

One day I had an idea for a movie. Everything came after that.

When you make your first film, there is a hell of a lot to think about, and you've got to have a gut understanding of your material.

I'm a real director.

Making a film is a challenge.

I know how to write a movie. I know how to direct a movie.

I learned a lot about filmmaking from my dad. Starting when I was a child, I would listen to my dad as an actor, writer, director and producer talking about films - you know what the treatment would be in the opening, in the middle, and in the ending.

As for direction, I definitely do not have the patience or the resilience to make a film. Directing a film is very, very hard.

Actors play a small part in all the things that go into the making of a movie. I want to know about pre-production, post-production, shot divisions - everything.

To get the film in your head on the screen, first you have to take it out of your head and explain it to everyone who is working with you. This will take work and planning.

Moviemaking is about telling a story. And you need to know what story you are going to tell.

I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to paint such big pictures, so to speak.

Whether I'm acting or making it, at the end of the day it's telling the story; action, drama. You want the audience to feel it - the story, the action, the scene, or a particular shot. I just keep working on crafting my art, on how to make action movies.

What's important in the filmmaking process has stayed the same. Keep it small, keep it personal, keep it authentic, work with people you like and trust. That process is much longer than the filmmaking process. The development process is a long one, so try and say something of importance.

From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker.

Genre aside, I'd like to make a film about people.

There are so many decisions in making a movie.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.

I'm very happy to be directing though. It's a challenge, and it's a lot of fun for me to be on set.

I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.

Having spent a lot of time on sets, I was really interested in the overall storytelling aspect of shows and projects.

There are three things that are important for a film. Number one is story, number two is story, number three is story. Good actors can save a bad script and make it bearable, but good actors can't make a bad script good - they can just make it bearable.

Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.

Every stage of filmmaking's important while you're doing it, so I spend most of my time figuring out how to tell the story. I have all these stories and ideas, but it's how to tell the story.

I've been doing second unit for years, which is sort of like directing mini movies. Now that I'm directing entire films, it's really just more of everything. There are a lot more questions that need answers.