Top 104 Quotes & Sayings by Pooja Bhatt - Page 2

To be an actor, you have to be self-obsessed, but when you are a filmmaker, you get a macro view. Every aspect of making the film is under your purview. And for me, that is a bigger turn-on than just being an actress.

I would love to make a documentary on my father, Mahesh Bhatt. What is interesting about Bhatt sahab is that he became more interesting personality after he left work.

I wish there were people who gave me roles like my dad did.

People forget that I am the granddaughter of a person named Nanabhai Bhatt, who had made more than 150 odd films. He was the person to introduce the double role phenomenon in Indian movies.

A film based on my life would not be as interesting as my father. I have not lived a life as enriching as my father. I have only been observer to his life, so I think I'm the best person to make a documentary on him.

We live in such a narcissistic world where people love to be in front of the camera.

Sobriety has been the most life-affirming path for me.

I became more part of the industry after quitting acting. I contribute greatly to the industry, as I bring in talent, provide money in the chain, and make it happen.

Ninety per cent of the crew that work with me are there since my childhood and which is why I do not want to work too much outside - because the people I work with are as important for me as my role.

Most filmmakers looked at it as a medium to palm off sub-standard stuff. I don't look at it like that. Your TV screen, mobile screen is as relevant as a cinema hall.

I decided to put my money where my mouth was and make films that I believe in. So even if I failed, I failed on my terms.

No one is immortal. Don't worry too much about your life. Just sing your song... and go.

If someone offers a film, I'm willing to do it if it's something I have not done before or pushes my boundary.

When Priyanka Chopra makes a mark for herself internationally, we claim her achievements as our own and then threaten to ban her films and make her apologize for a work of fiction that has been created by someone else. Can we please attempt to be larger than that?

I was told that since I am such an opinionated woman, people would think 10 times before approaching me for their films.

There is no denying the fact that we live in a patriarchal society, and Bollywood is a patriarchal industry for sure. And it is not too fond of women with opinions.

When I married Munna, people didn't give our marriage even two months to survive. But we lasted for 12 years. The first 10 were magical. He's a fair man, a wise man.

For me, movie-making is more than making a 'hit' film. It's about working with a team of people I really respect and doing something that gives me satisfaction.

The constant craze of size zero and crash diets is not very good.

My grandmother, Betty Bertha Bright, lived in the Armenian block in Kolkata. After '36 Chowringhee Lane,' we haven't seen that part of the city in films.

It's an unwritten rule that you respect people who've given you breaks. You see somebody's body of work before you take a tone with them. I will talk differently to someone with 18 years of experience and someone with 18 months.

I became passionate about filmmaking. The thrill to make something out of nothing and to go out there to see whether it will work or not attracted me.

It's important for me that anything I lend my stamp to must have a perspective that is uniquely mine.

Every person has his or her own journey.

Life begins at 40. I could attempt writing. Life is taking me into different directions.

I stopped acting, as I was not curious about it anymore. I was not passionate about acting.

I could not be arm candy to a hero.

I'm no role model, but I thought if I showed my frailties, which I had turned around into achievement, I could help many others.

Actors betray. Technicians don't. Movies are made by technicians.

As I grow older, I realise that just because I'm so obsessed with the truth, it doesn't mean that everyone else in my life is equally comfortable with it.

'Dhokha' is a film devoid of any political bias. It conveys to the government that when we talk about individuals who are terrorists, we have to first acknowledge that we created them.

My dear friend Randeep Hooda says I am more a unionist than an actor. I reminded him I was a star and not just an actor.

If you are not willing to be a lone wolf, keep your truth to yourself. If you want acceptance and your truths to be spoken, it is a slippery slope.

I am only in competition with the people who taught me cinema. I am not in competition with anyone in the industry.

The problem that I find in 'MasterChef India' is that it doesn't look like 'MasterChef Australia.' It doesn't have that kind of mood.

At 45, I am too young to write my memoirs.

If there is anybody who can give you a combination of quality and reasonable budget, innovative content and casting, it is me!

I tried marriage. Do I advocate it? Yes. Marriage is a wonderful institution, provided you meet the right person and you be the right person.

A sensitive person is seldom happy with the world the way it is. And since you cannot change it, you think, 'Might as well numb the anguish.' If you're using something to escape reality, then it's something you need to address.

I feel the sensuous side of Richa Chadda is ready to be tapped.

I am in competition only with my father and my uncle (Mukesh Bhatt) because they taught me what I know today. I only believe in making movies with integrity.

I'll be in #? Jharkhand along with Kaustav Narayan Niyogi, who is directing the film and my director of photography for location hunting. I want to lock the locations before Christmas as everyone goes into vacation mode after that.

Karan Johar finally attained puberty at 42

I got lot to do at a pretty young age in terms of emotionally challenging films. I did not do any fluff... fluff is not me.