--- title: "1 Think Filmmakers Quotes By Mani Ratnam" description: "1 Think Filmmakers quotes by Mani Ratnam. Plus more from Mani Ratnam and more Think Filmmakers sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/mani-ratnam-6434_i-think_sometimes-i-think-filmmakers-grab-too-mu_860800.jpg" --- > [Sometimes, I think filmmakers grab too much from real life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/sometimes-i-think-filmmakers-grab-too-much-from-real-life/) [Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/mani-ratnam-6434_i-think_sometimes-i-think-filmmakers-grab-too-mu_860800.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/think-filmmakers/mani-ratnam/#itemlist", "name": "1 Think Filmmakers Quotes By Mani Ratnam", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes, I think filmmakers grab too much from real life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mani Ratnam" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/sometimes-i-think-filmmakers-grab-too-much-from-real-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/mani-ratnam-6434_i-think_sometimes-i-think-filmmakers-grab-too-mu_860800.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/mani-ratnam-6434_i-think_sometimes-i-think-filmmakers-grab-too-mu_860800.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/mani-ratnam-6434_i-think_sometimes-i-think-filmmakers-grab-too-mu_860800.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes, I think filmmakers grab too much from real life.” — Mani Ratnam", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-filmmakers/mani-ratnam/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-filmmakers/mani-ratnam/", "name": "Think Filmmakers Quotes by Mani Ratnam", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-filmmakers/mani-ratnam/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/mani-ratnam-6434_i-think_sometimes-i-think-filmmakers-grab-too-mu_860800.jpg" }, "description": "1 Think Filmmakers quotes by Mani Ratnam. 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