Shoojit Sircar

“You can understand the integrity of the filmmaker from his camera angles. You can't hide anything from it.”

“It is very difficult to explain poetry. You have to understand the poetry and figure out your own take and your relatability.”

“My films, sometimes, have my own reflections of life. They have life lessons I've had that I put across in a humorous or satirical way.”

“When you're not working, it does affect you. It destroys you if your film doesn't release.”

“Slice of life comedy is something which I enjoy more. These moments make you smile when you think about them. And these moments work for a film as well, rather than slapstick comedy.”

“I have been working on one film at a time. One film recovers a little cost and that helps me move on to the next one.”

“My first visit to Lucknow was perhaps in 1995-96. I was then working with theatre director Ranjit Kapur on the production of 'Court Martial' and we travelled to Lucknow on assignment.”

“My dad was suffering with cancer for six years and my mum was in coma for three-and-a-half months. So, I have seen the hospital life.”

“I don't spend unnecessarily. The problem with the industry is we don't budget our films. Plus, we spend bizarre amounts on marketing. If you have a good film and a good trailer, you don't need to spend so much.”

“Men have realized that when it comes to the workplace, both the sexes have equal stake because jobs are given based on talent and skill.”

“My films are always a struggle to make and will remain so.”

“Enough of the formulaic stuff. I am not saying pot-boilers are going to stop coming, but there should be other quality-centric films to off-set them, to maintain a steady balance.”

“When I shoot a film, I take my camera and put it among the characters and let it show you their world, their problems, their happiness and the little things that matter to them.”

“In my films writers are more important than actors.”

“I love to do subjects that are very common, relatable.”

“When a film is made, its release is decided by its destiny. Nothing is bigger than that, not even me.”

“I think as the largest democracy in the world, we have self-conscious filmmakers who can handle sensitive themes.”

“Human beings have become so insensitive to daily life, they don't remember what happened five minutes back.”

“Women have initiated the change all by themselves. The credit goes to them. Men have had no role to play in the rise in women's representation on a film set.”

“When I made 'Vicky Donor,' people said it's not a family drama, it is for youngsters. But families also went and watched the film. Same happened with 'Piku' and 'October.'”