Many Hindi films that are Tamil remakes rake in huge moolah in Bollywood.
A very receptive state of mind... not unlike a sheet of film itself - seemingly inert, yet so sensitive that a fraction of a second's exposure conceives a life in it.
I discover what my film is by embarking on the journey of making it.
Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film.
I started using film as part of live theatre performance - what used to be called performance art - and I became intrigued by film.
I learned that you can make a sci-fi film that is satisfying overseas. European people have everything in check. I'd make every sci-fi film in Europe. They only work 14 hours a day. After that, it's overtime.
I've made films about the middle classes because I know them best. Everyone talks about what he knows best.
I'd never make a film that I am not passionate about. My whole life, I've only made the films I wanted to make, even when I had limited means.
When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them.
Some of my films have caused riots, fights, and all kinds of things.
I don't think the subject of a documentary film should be producers on it.
To decide to film a movie again shot by shot, you must be masochistic to a certain degree because it is a much greater challenge.
As a European filmmaker, you can not make a genre film seriously. You can only make a parody.
I consider all my films experiments.
'Hunger' definitely changed my life, in terms of being recognized by filmmakers, since that was very much a filmmakers' film.
I always collect a bunch of images for every film that I do, that reminds me of an essence of the character, or the time that they live in, or what they're experiencing.
I don't consider myself a sociologist, I consider myself a filmmaker, among other things. Maybe an asshole but a filmmaker.
Above all, film is a business... Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more chances with what you do.
Music is half the film.
I think it's easier to make a film with 200 million dollars than 960 grand.
See, 'A Time to Kill' was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I really wanted to do.
I like doing family films.
I didn't realize there are generations who do not know about the origins of film.
Young film makers should learn how to deal with the money and learn how to deal with the power structure. Because it is like a battle.
I go through periods, usually when I'm editing and shooting, of seeing only old films.
