Joy Mathew

“I never thought that 'Shutter' would have as many remakes when I conceived the film all those years ago. It is nice to see a film that I made talking so many different languages.”

“When it comes to Kerala, reasoning gets the upper hand rather than emotions.Our political outlook is related to the educational standards and political consciousness.”

“Ranjith and I have known each other for long. We're both from Calicut and share similar interests.”

“The public should want to see a movie and it should entertain them. If it fails to do so, it is not good cinema.”

“I did the good priest and the bad and felt that I am getting stereotyped in priest roles. I am not picking them anymore.”

“Divinity lies in service to the poor.”

“It was during a drive together that I first conceived the story of a teenage girl and a friend of her father's. That was how we decided to make 'Uncle.'”

“Happiness is life.”

“An artist or a writer can boast about working for himself, but it would be highly irresponsible of a director to say such a thing as the sweat of many people is involved in realising his dream and he should respect that.”

“I do my social networking while I travel.”

“Cinema is ultimately a work of art, it is all about sound and visuals.”

“It was Ranjith who inspired me to be a film maker. And ever since I began the shoot, he is keeping a track of the progress. In fact, he knows the script of 'Shutter' better than me.”

“If your film is honest, people will accept it.”

“There is no such thing as art cinema, there is only cinema.”

“After working on a film with John Abraham, it is very difficult to work with anyone else. It leaves you with very little to learn.”

“You know, for me, Facebook is now what Manachira ground in Kozhikode used to be. A meeting place of friends. It is where I speak up, listen to, quarrel and make up.”

“I took to cinema because I found cinema was the medium for what I wanted to say through 'Shutter;' it was something beyond the scope of a play.”

“I was really surprised to see how critical the Malayali audiences are. It is really overwhelming that people genuinely want good scripts and do not miss a chance to applaud good scripts.”

“We received our initial inspiration from our family, as from childhood we exhibited an inclination towards art. While Johns randomly drew pictures, I used to present dramas for my siblings. But when we grew up, we both got addicted to our interests and it was fueled by political activism.”

“Experience maketh an artist, not books or academics.”