Film Quotes
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I was shooting for 'Maaya' when I got a call from John Abraham's office. They told me about the film and asked if I could audition. But since I was shooting, I recorded my audition and sent them the tapes. The next thing I know, I was on board.
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I never ask my wife about my flaws. Instead I try to get her to ignore them and concentrate on my sense of humor. You don't want any woman to look under the carpet because there's lots of flaws underneath. Joanne believes my character in a film we did together, "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge" comes closest to who I really am. I personally don't think there's one character who comes close... but I learned a long time ago not to disagree on things that I don't have a solid opinion about.
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This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I'm relieved and proud to have done this film.
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I've realised that to make a successful film, you have to be with a unit which is happy and positive from the beginning.
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That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn't be any acting. You should just be watching a real person.
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My favorite films are ones that have my lines in it, and I like those lines. And I like to hear them.
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I did a film about a con-artist mom and son called Bringing Up Bobby that Famke Janssen wrote and directed. No one's gonna hire me for their big-budget romantic comedy, so it's up to me to look out for great indie comedies and show people a different side of myself - even if it's for three people outside of my family.
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When I talk to film students, I always say, "Buy the DVDs and listen to the commentaries, look at the making of, look at the behind-the-scenes," because that's such a great learning tool.
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Most of the female-directed films, if they got distribution, would have fewer dollars to support the film and play in fewer theaters than the men. Because the female-directed films go to smaller companies. So the gap starts widening.
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Time was a film run backward. Suns fled and ten million moons fled after them.
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This inspiring film has the power to transform your health!
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The fact that Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted me to be part of his film was a high point in my life.
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'Elf' has become this big holiday movie, and I remember running around the streets of New York in tights saying, 'This could be the last movie I ever make,' and I could never have predicted that it'd become such a popular film.
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You get paid the same for a bad film as you do for a good one.
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I love con-men characters in film.
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I'd rather be appreciated for my character in a film than my looks.
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Even on my films, I always collaborate with the actors. That's a given. I think you need that. You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do, to get the most out of everyone's potential.
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I find animated movies very touching. They reach an audience that's hard to get with a live-action film.
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Film still looks way better than digital.
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The thing that's so exciting when you're making a film is that it can be anything and there are no limitations on it.
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I love animated films when they are good, because they do bring a lot of emotion and heart that's very difficult to get in a live action film.
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If a film is well made, then great, whatever it's about.
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I've never had any illusions about being a lead actor in films, because lead actors have to be of a certain kind.
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All of my favorite directors are coming from a singular perspective, and I think that's been very lacking in film.
