--- title: "1 Filmmaker Right Quotes By Mani Ratnam" description: "1 Filmmaker Right quotes by Mani Ratnam. Plus more from Mani Ratnam and more Filmmaker Right sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eec/mani-ratnam-6434_acting_what-i-feel-is-great-acting-might-be-rub_273221.jpg" --- > [What I feel is great acting might be rubbish for another filmmaker. There is no right or wrong way to do it. It all boils down to the trust between an actor and a director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/what-i-feel-is-great-acting-might-be-rubbish-for-another-filmmaker/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eec/mani-ratnam-6434_acting_what-i-feel-is-great-acting-might-be-rub_273221.jpg) ## More by Mani Ratnam > [I don't believe in giving advice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/i-don-t-believe-in-giving-advice/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [I like songs. It's a weakness that I have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/i-like-songs-it-s-a-weakness-that-i-have/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [As a filmmaker, every tool you get to tell the scene better is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/as-a-filmmaker-every-tool-you-get-to-tell-the-scene-better-is/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [When Kamal Haasan did 'Nayakan,' he had done a few roles that had him aged and demanded a lot of commitment from. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/when-kamal-haasan-did-nayakan-he-had-done-a-few-roles-that-had-him/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [I want to make a film that can reach as many as possible so I want to talk in a language which I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/i-want-to-make-a-film-that-can-reach-as-many-as-possible-so-i-want-to/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [Format is just the language. Content is the only thing that is important. Form is like handwriting. Whether you write in a scribble or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/format-is-just-the-language-content-is-the-only-thing-that-is/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [What I feel is great acting might be rubbish for another filmmaker. There is no right or wrong way to do it. It all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/what-i-feel-is-great-acting-might-be-rubbish-for-another-filmmaker/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [Writing is nagging, fascinating, troublesome and exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/writing-is-nagging-fascinating-troublesome-and-exciting/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [Film fests are an opportunity to see different kinds of films that you usually don't get to watch. When I'm part of a jury,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/film-fests-are-an-opportunity-to-see-different-kinds-of-films-that/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [Language, I think, has nothing to do with film-making. It is how you make your point and whether you exploit the visual medium maintaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/language-i-think-has-nothing-to-do-with-film-making-it-is-how-you/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [I grew up on the commercial film format. I have grown up all my life watching films and they have all been mainstream commercial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/i-grew-up-on-the-commercial-film-format-i-have-grown-up-all-my-life/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [For a filmmaker, whether the film is liked, understood or appreciated counts as much as the moolah.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/for-a-filmmaker-whether-the-film-is-liked-understood-or-appreciated/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [The thing is that when you make a film, it is such an intense experience. It's like being married.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/the-thing-is-that-when-you-make-a-film-it-is-such-an-intense/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [Indian cinema will continue to grow, I am very sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/indian-cinema-will-continue-to-grow-i-am-very-sure/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) > [My job as a director is to communicate, and I want to communicate to all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/my-job-as-a-director-is-to-communicate-and-i-want-to-communicate-to/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/filmmaker-right/mani-ratnam/#itemlist", "name": "1 Filmmaker Right Quotes By Mani Ratnam", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What I feel is great acting might be rubbish for another filmmaker. 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