“Ray doesn’t go into lengthy descriptions. Yet, you can see—even feel—it all happening. That’s enough to bring out the goose pimples!’ Clearly, here the filmmaker in Ray gave him an edge over other writers. His words were brief, simple, lucid.… — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
If the theme is simple, you can include a hundred details that create the illusion of actuality better. — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
Cinema’s characteristic forte is its ability to capture and communicate the intimacies of the human mind. — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
For a film maker, an Oscar is like a Nobel Prize, you know. So I am very happy... delighted. There is nothing more after… — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
Last, but not least -- in fact, this is most important -- you need a happy ending. However, if you can create tragic situations… — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small towns. They also play in… — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations I'm familiar with. I don't write stories about the… — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
Bicycle Thief is a triumphant discovery of the fundamentals of cinema, and De Sica has openly acknowledged his debt to Chaplin. — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
I wouldn't mind taking a rest for three or four months, but I have to keep on making films for the sake of my… — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a local industry. There were realistic films made on local… — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
“Ray doesn’t go into lengthy descriptions. Yet, you can see—even feel—it all happening. That’s enough to bring out the goose pimples!’ Clearly, here the… — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves. — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
