Ram Gopal Varma

“Romantic films are not a genre I would choose.”

“Language is just a communication tool; it is the content that decides the fate of a film.”

“'Rakta Charitra' was more about human conflict than politics.”

“I have a habit of constantly dreaming and waking up every once in a while in the night to check out my cell phone, and I suddenly saw a message that Sridevi is no more... I thought that either it's a nightmare or a hoax, and I went back to sleep.”

“It is stupid to think the audience is a bunch of fools who can be manipulated by long titles and NRI romances.”

“Let me put it this way: if 'The Godfather' hadn't been made, 'Sarkaar' wouldn't have been made. That is the truth.”

“Even the biggest flops have been liked by a few select people.”

“As a director and a creative person, I can say banning anything is wrong.”

“I never think of a film after I finish it.”

“I'm an atheist, and I don't believe in ghosts.”

“Films like 'Satya,' 'Company' needed a pan-Indian audience. The affinity for Hindi film and subjects was there.”

“I don't believe in gratitude.”

“The problem is I don't have respect for the films I make after I've made them. I detach myself and get embarrassed when I watch them later.”

“I have learnt the hard way that ignoring a small fry can be many times harmful.”

“I have always put the same effort in all my films irrespective of their outcome.”

“Following the West is not surrendering. Following the West, the best of the West, is following originality.”

“I don't work with anyone out of a sense of charity. I use people as long as they are useful to me.”

“You are likely to make more mistakes with a light-hearted film than a serious one.”

“The shelf life of a specific film has decreased while the number of films required to fill multiplex cinemas has increased.”

“It's understandably obvious, when I was making 'Company,' of the underworld genre, people would compare it to 'Satya.'”