As a director the first level of management is people. You have to deal with about 100 creative egos and make sure… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
I have learnt not to ignore instincts. While making a film, when your gut feels that you are going wrong, please take… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
Films like 'Scarface', 'The Godfather', 'Goodfellas' and 'Casino' are something I can watch again and again and from anywhere. I love them… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
I feel like all my films have my politics. As a film-maker, whatever story you're telling, your value system comes out. — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
I want to do all kind of films. I don't want to be bracketed into one kind of cinema and if somebody… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
I mean tomorrow if I want to make a film about a queen that lived in the 15th century, I can't be… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker when you show your film to anybody, you want it to be liked. You want the reviews to be… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
I like movies too much. I watch all kinds of films. In a way, all filmmakers are basically audience. — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
Films were always a passion for me but it was when I saw 'Salaam Bombay' that I decided that it was film… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
I've grown up in the film industry and I've been watching them, analyzing them, laughing at them, totally understanding them and getting… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
I want to make a period film, I want to make a film set in another country. I want to make a… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
Even though 'Luck By Chance' is set in the film industry, the lead characters are people you know and see, but they… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
When you're scoring music for a film, it has to be interwoven with the narrative, it has to reflect the mood, the… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
To make a good film is an art. Gender is irrelevant when it comes to craft of filmmaking. — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
As film makers or any artiste that put work out there, what you are doing on your level is that you are… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
Every time you make a film you want to put something out there and that's important to me. — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with people, I'm obsessed with human behavior. I just watch people. — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
I don't know what will come my way but I will continue to tell stories that excite me. I feel human beings are same… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
As far as the theatrical experience is concerned, I will be highly disappointed if that goes away. I have grown up watching films in… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
When it comes to writing characters, whether men or women, I think a good writer writes good characters. I know many men who, for… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
The biggest piece is my family... From watching films like The Godfather on our dining room wall, to having a great relationship with my… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
I had an experience which I could not explain to myself and to others while I was on my way back from a south… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
I have friends and experience from everywhere; I've worked in all kinds of locations and situations and in all kinds of job profiles, so… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
I was an executive producer. I've done a lot of jobs and I think each one helps you get closer to what you want… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
In 'Gully Boy', of course, Ranveer Singh's performance has largely decided what the songs will look and feel like. — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
You realize you have to become aware of your inner monologue. The things you say to yourself. This raised my consciousness so it was… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
We need to develop artists who are not just scoring films. I'm hoping 'Gully Boy' can help with that. — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
I want to make a period film, I want to make a film set in another country. I want to make a foreign film.… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
I have a phobia. I have a serious phobia of rodents. I don't even like white mice, hamsters. — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share
