Impact of Movies Quotes

If you say one gets influenced watching a character, I think it's foolish. Cinema reflects society; society rarely reflects cinema.

I worked on movies with a lot of violence when I was a cinematographer, and it always bothered me. It's a personal thing. I wouldn't want my kids to see it. I certainly believe that freedom of expression shouldn't be taken away, but I also believe you can make movies that are thrilling and exciting without too much violence.

Films cannot change anybody's life. That's a load of crap.

Had I not done 'Baahubali,' perhaps 'Ghazi' wouldn't have happened.

Cinema is a mirror that can change the world.

We will never know the extent of the damage movies are doing to us, but movie art, it appears, thrives on moral chaos. When the country is paralyzed, the popular culture may tell us why. After innocence, winners become losers. Movies are probably inuring us to corruption; the sellout is the hero-survivor for our times.

After 'Chandni Bar' there was a shutdown of such bars in Mumbai. After 'Page 3' people started avoiding such events. 'Traffic Signal' exposed the money flow through the mafia. I'm not apologetic about the brutal truth in my films. Almost 70% of my films are based on reality, and 30% I fictionalize or change to suit my film.

I guess any movie actor can become a role model for audiences out there who enjoy him.

'Virgin Suicides' was such a big movie to me as a teenage girl. It blew me away.