Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Page 2

Did Robert De Niro actually look like Al Capone in 'The Untouchables?' Or did Van Kilmer look like Jim Morrison in 'The Doors?' No. It's the core, the essence of the personality that matters.

I have been fascinated by Rani Padmavati from my childhood.

People might think that I'm inaccessible, unapproachable, and dark. In many ways, my characters are uncomfortable to interact with, but that's not me.

I can't begin to describe how humiliating it is for a law-abiding citizen to be cross-examined in a court of law for a crime he hasn't committed.

Every time I read it, I realised 'Bajirao Mastani' must be made. It's such a powerful screenplay.

It's pure joy to see some people who've never had the chance to live their dream, come on stage, and let loose.

I am not popular socially. I am uncomfortable around people.

I faced failure with my first film, 'Khamoshi.' All of us have our highs and lows, except Lata Mangeshkar.

To me, love means being free of your own bondage and connecting to another soul.

When you don't have to say 'I love you,' when you don't have to prove your love by singing a song, or express it through the body, that's two souls connecting.

During our childhood, my sister and I had no birthday parties. We would take a packet of sweets to school and distribute it to our class-mates. That was it. We were not allowed to go to parties, either.

One can't allow oneself to be bullied into abandoning one's dream.

All the pain, suffering, love, passion, and conflict have made me what I am.

If you compromise in the casting it is bound to expose eventually.

I was always a flaky child.

I think suffering has always been an incentive for my creativity.

Every director, actor, and even producer gets angry on the sets. Why am I the only one being singled out for losing my cool or being talked about vis-a-vis my anger?

I am the hardest working director.

There was no fear of failure when I made 'Bajirao Mastani.'

I have grown up watching films in single screens where people would get up and dance in the aisles. With 'Rowdy Rathore,' I want to recreate the same magic.

Audiences want to see something interesting. It doesn't matter which genre or period it belongs to.

I don't think the physical resemblance is as important as capturing the soul of the person that the actor is portraying. How much like Charlie Chaplin did Robert Downey Jr. look in 'Chaplin?' Did Meryl Steep actually resemble Nora Ephron in 'Heartburn?'

I am not indulgent. I think constructing a scene elaborately - with art, costume, and visual drama - is not indulgence. Other people should do it, too.

Bollywood works as hard as regional cinema makers.

My mind was never into school, and education did not matter to me.

With 'Guzaarish' I went through a catharsis.

The first thing I do after I wake up is switch on the music player and the last thing I do before going to sleep is stop it.

I'm the most fun-loving guy.

Not every work of art connects with the audience.

My life revolves around music.

Show me one director who does not get angry on their assistant for something that has gone wrong. But it is done out of my love. It's just fun when I tell them to face a wall and stand or kneel down in a corner. It's not like I want to punish them harshly. It's not to humiliate; it is to teach.

Shah Rukh made 'Devdas' for me, and I made it for him. He's special to me, and I think I am special for him. We are and will always be good friends.

Some of the most beautiful people, to me, are those with the wrong geometry. Mother Teresa is extremely beautiful and not because she is a saint. Her characteristics are very strange, and that is what generates the power she had.

I am a fearless filmmaker.

I cannot be casual about my work.

I love humour, and I can laugh at myself.

After 'Saawariya,' I retreated into a shell.

If you take away music from me, I'll die.

What upset me was that after 'Saawariya,' which came after the awards and rewards of 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,' 'Devdas' and 'Black,' I was written off, almost hounded out of the industry.

There was one mistake in 'Devdas,' but I won't ever tell anyone what it was.

Deepika asked questions like a diligent student. She talks little and saves all she has for the shot.

Vivek Oberoi is the most over rated actor in Hindi cinema

I often love to hate Aishwarya