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“It is not easy for a dancer to be accepted as an actor. But I worked my way up through hard work and by God's grace.”
“My parents hail from a village near Mysore.”
“'Que Sera Sera' had a very unusual rhythm. It was a challenge for me to pick up Rahman's beats and translate them into dance steps.”
“I have done Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi movies, and each actor that I've worked with is different from the other.”
“A lot of heroines ask me to make the dance steps easier.”
“Nobody knows the pulse of the audience. By the grace of God, things are working for me.”
“Wanted' and 'Rowdy Rathore', which I directed in Hindi, were remakes of Telugu hits. Telugu films have contributed to my growth in a big way.”
“It is very difficult to come up with new things in action genre. I try what all I can change and give something different; I try my best to do whatever I can in the same space.”
“I would like to work with everyone in Bollywood.”
“I don't consider myself a trendsetter.”
“I never planned to become a choreographer. I never planned to become an actor. I never planned to be a director. It's all good will. I did nothing.”
“I am very straightforward. If I have something to communicate about dance steps, I just go up to the actor and tell them my thoughts. Language is never a problem.”
“'ABCD' is an out-and-out dance film. I also dance in the film. I must say you would see better dancers than me in this film. It was very tough for me to match their steps.”
“While I love dancing, and even acting in 'ABCD' - 'Anybody Can Dance' - was fun, I remain, at heart, a choreographer.”
“When I work in a film like an actor, I do not interfere or try to use my seniority or impose anything on the filmmaker.”
“I'm not avoiding the Tamil film industry because I'm making Hindi films. It's just that I'm extremely busy with Bollywood commitments.”
“Dance keeps me going, and it gives me the energy to remain active in cinema.”
“Directing a Hindi movie for the first time was easy because Hindi films have been batwing doors for me since 1992.”
“I want to develop women-oriented films because, in most of the films, 70 per cent of the focus is on heroes and the rest on the heroine.”
“If anyone is calling me to choreograph a dance, they know my style, and they know I am a taskmaster. They want to present themselves as a good dancer before their fans, and that is why they want me to choreograph.”