Karthik Subbaraj Quotes

I wanted to make a film as an artist, and it's going to have to find an audience, you know. I don't know how big the audience will be.

I'm looking to produce more stuff: TV shows, commercials, music videos and short films. I'm building my catalog so I can have some fun in between the times that I get to a movie.

It's so nice that there's all this new space for new, good content. It's good news for us actors, since nobody makes real independent films anymore.

Today, filmmaking isn't just about shooting and releasing. You've to structure the marketing of a film.

I can't be part of what is being done in films these days and hence I don't do films anymore.

I'll continue to make videos as long as I have the time and people continue to watch my videos, but eventually I'd like to mainstream into TV or movies.

I guess the dream would be to do movies, and keep people updated with my videos.

I want to make a bunch of small movies. I'm really interested in that for me in the future.

The only reason why I'm on Twitter is because Dixie Carter made me. I'll go on Twitter every now and again and just say some things. Normally, it's just to hype wrestling and to hype what's coming on TV and whatnot.

As an industry, YouTube and digital content have a huge upside to creation and virally reach fans, and there's a multi-billion dollar business of advertising attached to that.

The films that are coming out of SXSW are incredible, and they should get the same bids that films at Sundance are getting.

I want to do content-oriented plus commercial films.

Yes, there's more access to film than when I first came into the league, but because of it there's a desire to see more and study more and cover more.

Brands started approaching me once I had 800,000 YouTube subscribers. Some girls were getting offers with only 300,000.

As you reach more people, there is a potential to make a living with what you are creating, and that's the goal.

There's always this debate about how we need more good films but how many are willing to be part of such films.

I want to see more people push what it means to be a web show... because it's very difficult to make a living making those types of shows.

I can't wait to bring #LizaOnDemand to my YouTube audience and hopefully a new audience, too.

I want to do films that provide entertainment, but are also content-driven.

When I make a video, I'm always thinking about the fans.

I have always believed that facilitating good, unusual content should be one of my prerogatives as someone who has spent half his life in cinema.

Nobody knows what goes on behind the scenes with a YouTuber.

Commercial cinema is necessary to get money, but to get respect, it's necessary to keep coming up with good content and giving a chance to the talent whose craft and skill is immaculate.

Instagram is the perfect place to reach your audience because the playing field is leveled if you can create engaging/amazing/compelling content that people want to follow. Remember that there's more than just showing product. Show the woman who designed it. Write about your muses.

When I started trying to become a director, I started shooting low budget short films, 50-dollar music videos, making my own stuff. That eventually led to commercials.