--- title: "1 Think Directing Quotes By Rajiv Menon" description: "1 Think Directing quotes by Rajiv Menon. Plus more from Rajiv Menon and more Think Directing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c34/rajiv-menon-12811_children_i-think-directing-a-film-is-like-a-woman_2957497.jpg" --- > [I think directing a film is like a woman going through labour. After she goes through the labour pain and delivers her first baby, she says she will not going to have another baby. Then, when she sees the child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/i-think-directing-a-film-is-like-a-woman-going-through-labour-after/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c34/rajiv-menon-12811_children_i-think-directing-a-film-is-like-a-woman_2957497.jpg) ## More by Rajiv Menon > [Ashok Mehta did not go to any institute. He did not carry the baggage of formal education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/ashok-mehta-did-not-go-to-any-institute-he-did-not-carry-the-baggage/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [Ashok Mehta was the man who brought contrast and lighting back to mainstream Hindi film cinematography.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/ashok-mehta-was-the-man-who-brought-contrast-and-lighting-back-to/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [When '36 Chowringhee Lane' was released in 1981, I was a student of the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu. Everyone who had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/when-36-chowringhee-lane-was-released-in-1981-i-was-a-student-of-the/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [Looks are not important when it comes to acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/looks-are-not-important-when-it-comes-to-acting/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [I used to be a reasonably good student.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/i-used-to-be-a-reasonably-good-student/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [In Berkley, they have academic studies on all genres of music including rock and jazz, but in India, we don't have serious academic research…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/in-berkley-they-have-academic-studies-on-all-genres-of-music/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [I'm usually known for films that look beautiful and attractive, probably because I am a cinematographer too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/i-m-usually-known-for-films-that-look-beautiful-and-attractive/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [Sarvam'... has no gloss that you associate with my earlier work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/sarvam-has-no-gloss-that-you-associate-with-my-earlier-work/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [Three years at the institute had not taught me as much as two weeks on the sets of 'Susman.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/three-years-at-the-institute-had-not-taught-me-as-much-as-two-weeks/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [Nothing prepares you for shooting in the sea. Some days the sea is choppy, some days the waves are long. When there is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/nothing-prepares-you-for-shooting-in-the-sea-some-days-the-sea-is/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [Music is one field where your caste and religion is not important. People accept you so long as you can move them. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/music-is-one-field-where-your-caste-and-religion-is-not-important/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [If the human story in 'STM' is relatable, it will work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/if-the-human-story-in-stm-is-relatable-it-will-work/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [You know, writing isn't easy. It's tedious. Ideas have a gestation period, and after a while, it becomes difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/you-know-writing-isn-t-easy-it-s-tedious-ideas-have-a-gestation/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [Good acting is confused with good dialogue delivery. Acting is about all about performance, and the way we interpret and understand the character that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/good-acting-is-confused-with-good-dialogue-delivery-acting-is-about/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) > [When an actor constructs reality, it has to be riveting and entertaining. There has to be an emotional connect with the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/when-an-actor-constructs-reality-it-has-to-be-riveting-and/) [Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-directing/rajiv-menon/#itemlist", "name": "1 Think Directing Quotes By Rajiv Menon", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think directing a film is like a woman going through labour. After she goes through the labour pain and delivers her first baby, she says she will not going to have another baby. Then, when she sees the child growing up, she decides to have one more child!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rajiv Menon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/i-think-directing-a-film-is-like-a-woman-going-through-labour-after/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c34/rajiv-menon-12811_children_i-think-directing-a-film-is-like-a-woman_2957497.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c34/rajiv-menon-12811_children_i-think-directing-a-film-is-like-a-woman_2957497.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c34/rajiv-menon-12811_children_i-think-directing-a-film-is-like-a-woman_2957497.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think directing a film is like a woman going through labour. After she goes through the labour pain and…” — Rajiv Menon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-directing/rajiv-menon/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-directing/rajiv-menon/", "name": "Think Directing Quotes by Rajiv Menon", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-directing/rajiv-menon/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c34/rajiv-menon-12811_children_i-think-directing-a-film-is-like-a-woman_2957497.jpg" }, "description": "1 Think Directing quotes by Rajiv Menon. Plus more from Rajiv Menon and more Think Directing sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-directing/rajiv-menon/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-directing/rajiv-menon/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Think Directing", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-directing/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Rajiv Menon", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-directing/rajiv-menon/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```