Priyadarshan

“With each film of mine, I was learning about the art of movie-making.”

“In 'Snehithiye,' I adopted a Hitchcockian approach on the premise that a woman's only friend after marriage is her husband.”

“Tamil films have to be faster than a Malayalam film but not as fast as a Hindi film.”

“How many remakes are really successful? From 100, 98 are failures. That's because those films are remade without taking into consideration the sensibilities of the audience. I don't do that.”

“It is very challenging to make a fresh screenplay based on a used plot.”

“I've been a big dreamer from my childhood.”

“I don't force humor into a film, it comes naturally to me.”

“One cannot survive in Bollywood without focusing on entertainment.”

“I feel something unusual is always attractive for people. But at the same time, it should be entertaining.”

“Every actor has his or her own style, so it is the duty of the director to mould it the way they want.”

“Basically, it was important to break the belief that commercial filmmakers can't make realistic movies. I broke it.”

“Shah Rukh and I have been thinking of making something together, but nothing has materialized.”

“It is true that I got recognition. But however good the comedies are, nobody will accept a good comedy director as a good director. That is the sad part of it. Nobody knows who directed the 'Laurel and Hardy' movies. They know only Laurel and Hardy. Directors will never get a good name if they direct a comedy film.”

“I don't believe in Rs. 100 crore club, I only believe that the producer should make money.”

“I am comfortable in Tamil.”

“As for 'Garam Masala,' everybody knows what kind of film it is. It's the type where you keep your brains at home.”

“I am scared of my overconfidence.”

“'Hera Pheri' is inspired by 'Laurel and Hardy,' Charlie Chaplin. It is about humor of poverty.”

“In Hindi film industry, the maximum one can do is try and make a film like 'Badhaai Ho' or 'Andhadhun,' but if I want to make something of the level of 'Kanchivaram' it is impossible. If I will make that kind a film, it will have no traction.”

“When the actors look your character, half the problems are solved.”