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My father was, like, the token bad white guy in all the old Jackie Chan/Bruce Lee films.
I grew up in the seventies, and films for us were larger-than-life, masala entertainers.
'Jolly LLB' is one of my favorite movies. Courtroom films are rare to come by in Telugu.
I never retreat from films, as it were, I simply indulge in other interests, that's all.
I've always described parts as tattoos. For actors our tattoos are in the form of films.
We have to support our own films. If we don't, how can we expect others to support them?
People are always trying to figure me out, given the varied nature of my films and shows.
'The Descent,' 'Dog Soldiers,' those films, I've loved for years, and the tones of those.
Boldness, sensuality and an unapologetic way of showing things, that is part of my films.
I can't say I was unhappy as a child actor in films. I had a particularly wonderful time.
I'd like to act in Punjabi films and do some great roles instead of just dance sequences.
I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.
I adore Stanley Kubrick, all of his films were different, not just in subject but tonally.
I had a great time doing Bollywood and Telugu films, and it's been an interesting journey.
There are a lot of actors out there who've made one or two films and who never work again.
I love improv. I do it with my co-star John Michael Higgins in both 'Pitch Perfect' films.
My favorite books, art pieces, films, and music, always have something jarring about them.
Money is not a driving force for me when it comes to my passion: that is, dramas and films.
I think in art, but especially in films, people are trying to confirm their own existences.
In a lot of my films, the biggest theme is family, making families out of those around you.
Audiences remember you because of your work, so I believe in working hard through my films.
I've always loved comic books, which is why I've done films like 'Hulk' and 'The Punishers.'
One of my favorite films is 'Late Spring' by Yasujiro Ozu. To me, it represents film as art.
A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It's part of the dog and pony show.
I love independent films, it's the only place as an actor you're totally allowed to breathe.
I don't mind sitting at home playing the guitar for a year as long as I'm making good films.
The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.
When people ask me if I am a feminist film maker, I reply I am a woman and I also make films.
I'm shy by nature and don't like talking about myself, and would let my films do the talking.
I've liked most of the films that I've been in and those are the kinds of films I like to see.
I am my biggest critic. Even in films where people said they liked me, I have disliked myself.
Buster Keaton's 'The General,' from 1927, I think is still one of the great films of all time.
I'm not a cinephile. My films don't reference films. I'm more interested in rhythm and feeling.
I watch a lot of Hindi films. I live in Hyderabad, where 60 per cent of the people speak Hindi.
I would love to work with Salman. I watch all his films. I loved his performance in many films.
What I think is remarkable about my mum and dad is they had no interest in films, really. None.
If I am going to be afraid of the criticisms that my films get, I am never going to make films.
There will be more chances for films to be released through streaming services, such as Netflix.
I'm something of a history buff. It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.
I want films to haunt an audience, to give them something to remember and be able to talk about.
I am not adding more films to my kitty just for the sake of money; I choose my script and do it.
I am not really attached to my films and work. The film industry is just a small part of my life.
Most of the films I've done haven't done particularly well. I'm surprised I'm continuing to work.
The nerds are the ones that make the films and do loads of other really cool stuff in their life.
My goal would be to make Frank Capra-type films about real people, how they define their reality.
Good films will run, and people will watch it irrespective of whether it is suspense or a comedy.
Sure, I have been a part of many Telugu movies, but I got those films because of my Hindi movies.
I quit south Indian films because I was bored. The fans in south India were also quite demanding.
I would love to work in a Bollywood film as there is so much drama and colour in the films there.
At heart, we believe that the films that work well are the films that do touch people emotionally.