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“Editing is a meditative process. I enjoy it the most. I am not dealing with 200 people.”
“The longest break I have taken in my life was 14 days. On the 15th day, I started getting impatient to start work again.”
“I would love to make more films.”
“I spent five years after '3 Idiots' making my next film. I didn't see a single penny in those five years.”
“One must always attempt to make good films, even if you fail it is ok. It is a journey, you have both good and bad days.”
“I have the highest respect for the concept of 'Advait' - the oneness of all humans - that is central to Indian culture, thought, and religion.”
“Filmmaking is a very collaborative art. Unlike a painting that an artist paints sitting by himself, as a director, you have to work with a team.”
“Very honestly, I don't feel 'Munnabhai' is a comedy film. I seriously feel it is a very emotional film.”
“In 'Sanju,' there are too many colours. Some other filmmaker could have taken a dark side to that story.”
“I like Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Hrithik Roshan. I would love to work with them all.”
“There's a big time influence Hrishikesh Mukherjee has always had on my work. I can watch 'Anand,' 'Golmaal' or 'Chupke Chupke' as many times as possible. I just really admire his kind of cinema.”
“Every film is a journey.”
“Making a film confusing does not make it intelligent.”
“Writing a script consumes so much of time.”
“A director should be in a position where he is only directing. On the sets, he is only looking at the performances, thinking 'How I am going to shoot this?'”
“I get so many scripts a day but none of them inspires me. If I get a good inspiring script, then I will be most happy to make it into a film.”
“Someday I want to really talk about religion and blind faith. I explored astrologers, palmistry etcetra at length till I believed it was a scam. Even in '3 Idiots' I take a dig at them.”
“Bad choices make good stories.”
“I read till I fall asleep. Daytime actually I feel guilty reading - I always feel I should be doing something else!”
“I can make any film I want to make.”