Ram Gopal Varma

“I sometimes think many reviewers write the reviews of my films even before they see them.”

“Modern warfare has become too techno-ish for my sensibilities.”

“Everyone knows about Amitabh Bachchan being a legendary actor, and I had this sense of arrogance that I can make him do what I want. But what he did on locations completely blew me away. I realised that I understand the quality of performances even more after seeing him perform.”

“'D' is about a guy who starts off somewhere, and he's a very thinking kind of a guy. He's not an emotional person; he doesn't react to situations. Instead, he's virtually choreographing the situations. So it's a development of a character.”

“I always had a fair share of hits and flops.”

“In the business of entertainment, either I am able to create an effect that impresses people or not.”

“When I believe in an actor, I believe there is something in that actor.”

“All my movies are copies of Hollywood, some of them pretty trashy copies. All filmmakers copy from Hollywood.”

“Since everyone has a mouth, everyone will have an opinion.”

“I like people who have clarity about their work.”

“'Satya' and 'Company' are two very dark and brooding relationship films; there was no hero.”

“Basically, I am an anti-social person.”

“In Tamil, three-hour films are normal.”

“Maybe 'Bhoot' wasn't scary for me because I made it.”

“Some of my scripts need the larger catchment area of Bollywood. But some suit Telugu films.”

“My driver shops for me; he selects my clothes. That is why my driver and I wear the same clothes.”

“When you do anything completely different from a beaten path, many tend to pounce on you.”

“When I have a new idea, I'm charged up and want to start the film immediately, but I simply don't have the patience to wait for stars.”

“I honestly feel it is important for a director to get obsessed with the characters.”

“The thing about audiences is that we can't generalise them. It's very unfair.”