I got my first film, 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl,' easily.
I found that the quality of TV material that came to me was so great and was just often better than the film material I got. And when I find a good movie that I really like, I jump on it because it's exciting to do.
Miramax can buy a small independent movie that isn't very good, but because it has great relationships with different theaters, it can get into a big theater.
Any movie I've ever made, the minute you walk on the set they tell you who's the person to buy it from.
Going after any movie there is a lot of competition to try and get it.
The UTV/Disney fit works because UTV Motion Pictures was already very strong in producing and creating its own films beyond just co-producing, acquiring or distributing titles.
The fact that I got Drugstore Cowboy at all was a fluke.
We are pleased to have acquired remake rights of 'Comali' for all languages in the world.
All of a sudden Kevin told me that the movie got bought and was gonna be shown in a movie theatre. I was shocked. I was psyched. It was just weird.
As a director, or just a film fan who wants to enjoy the festival, Cannes is the worst place to be. But it must be a paradise for distributors and importers.
