It's great to be in a film that's able to have people really want to become socially conscious, to walk out of the theatre and want to do something.
The reason why Three Mile Island makes such a big impact is because of a Jane Fonda movie called 'The China Syndrome.'
The failure of 'OK Jaanu' hit me hard.
When I'd be out-and-about at a club and the music would come on, I was never the guy that was gonna dance. But after Magic Mike - I have like two or three go-to moves. That's what Magic Mike gave me.
I do feel that movies and music do have the power to slightly influence a person's decision. I believe that if violence is not in a person, then the film is not going to encourage them.
Before 'Schindler's List,' I wouldn't have believed movies had a lot of power for social change.
One of my staff members told me that after the release of the film, whenever a custodial death is reported, people say - 'Another 'Visaranai.' This is the kind of change that I am looking for; it should hit you hard.
Why are we scared of a '50s weepie? Why are we scared of a movie that pulls you in and punches you in the stomach?
'The Godfather' changed my life, for better or worse. It definitely made me have an older man's film career when I was 29.
Like so many Boomers, I saw 'Lawrence of Arabia' in 1962 when it was first released and when we were young teenagers. I'm not quite sure why - I really wish some psychologist would explain this - but that movie had a tremendous effect on many of us.
I saw the film 'Amadeus' from when I was five, which made me want to take piano lessons.
A lot of young policemen have told me that they saw 'Singam' and joined the police force because of that. Some tell me they saw the training process and want to be a cop like that.
I bought my first house because of Animal House.
I’ve been accused of ‘raping’ the audience in my films, and I admit to that freely — all movies assault the viewer in one way or another.
I meet astrophysicists almost every week who say that they went into their line of work because of '2001.'
