Top 69 Quotes & Sayings by Vijay Krishna Acharya

You come back with an actor for the second time only when you had a successful and creatively satisfying experience the first time round.

I hoped 'Tashan' would be a clutter-breaker.

I never approach an actor till I have finished the script.

I want to do a comedy film.

You can't compromise to keep the film in budget.

I enjoyed writing 'Tashan' very much.

In 1986 I went to study at the Delhi University and that's where I took up theatre seriously.

What I learnt was a real star never comes on set wearing stardom.

Box office success is pertinent but the story has to have a life beyond the two hours.

You can't think of a franchise from day one. It starts with the audience accepting the idea.

I loved 'The Dark Knight.'

Films are made for audience's appreciation but films are also made for artistic satisfaction.

I don't want to make a perfect film because perfect films are boring and cold.

For an Indian audience a double role promises twice the entertainment with somebody they enjoy watching on screen.

I used Malta as a location to shoot a lot of my action sequences, and that's because we don't have the kind of setup that Malta Film Studios does. They have a world-class facility.

I love all the characters I write.

When you read the book, you paint the picture but when you adapt a book then the audience will, by and large, say the book was better and every filmmaker knows this.

Your film really needs to call audiences to theatres.

'Dhoom' is a franchise that has a certain expectation from it.

Amitabh Bachchan is such a senior actor, a big star, everyone is in awe of him, but he is such a great guy to work with.

I really miss Kanpur. I am very fond of the rasgullas of Ghosh Sweets. I miss strolling in Naveen Market and on Mall Road.

Doing a remake is an open admission that, 'boss, I don't have anything of my own.'

Bollywood is a place which is completely free from caste, region and religion. Some people might work in the industry with the help of networking but I feel is that it's your artistic competence that gets you work in industry.

I truly enjoy working with kids because they teach me something and it allows me to get in touch with few things that are a bit personal to me.

It was in Kanpur where I got exposed to the art of filmmaking.

Films make stars and stars never make films.

People seldom get the right platform or direction. I have seen a lot of people who did not get the right place to showcase their talent.

I will do films I want to make. I will never make a film for commerce.

I don't want to make films that are constantly pleasing the audience, it is not my tradition.

Gandhi protested against restrictive policies. So did 'Guru.'

I can only go with my gut and say what I would like to do, and then my producer comes in and makes it happen.

I'm a huge film buff. If it wasn't for Martin Scorcese, Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani, I wouldn't be here.

Godfather' is based on a book and it is one of the best films.

I like travelling a lot so in all my films, I take the location very seriously.

I remember cycling down in my hometown Kanpur twice in two days for eight kilometres to see 'Ardh Satya.' I loved its rawness at a time when everyone was doing potboilers.

When we made the original 'Dhoom,' we wanted to make a film that would not bore us and wanted it to be just a breezy cool film.

If you are a part of a family, that family does not treat you badly when you are down, it supports you to revive.

I'm a hardcore reality lover. I love characters that people can relate with and yet a tinge of grey shade.

We are a nation of film lovers, and films have often been a cultural glue that binds us all in a way that transcends geography.

I cannot make a superhero film.

In 2003, when I wrote the first 'Dhoom,' we were at the end of the curve of a certain kind of Hindi film, which was quite plastic. 'Dhoom' was unconventional then.

My first film was more of a light-hearted chor-police drama. 'Dhoom 2' focused more on the love story of two unconventional people. 'Dhoom 3' too is different, I hope.

In an action film, you think of things that are almost impossible to do and yet you have to manage to show them as being possible on film.

My life has been a series of slightly happy accidents.

I only know a few people who I call friends and a few who've given me the respect, like Yash Chopra, Aditya Chopra, Aamir Khan and Mani Ratnam.

Kanpur is my own town. I was born and brought up here.

I think Malta is great for a song. It's got very nice and narrow roads with beaches. So if you personally ask me, I would shoot action there. It can be very exciting since there's water all around and there can be boat chases. Even travel films like 'Before Sunset' can be shot there.

I always like to give and present my actors in a different look.

Thugs of Hindostan' is the quintessential Hindi movie that we love to watch with our friends and families.

What excited me to do 'Thugs of Hindostan' was to make a film in the large format about a character, who is not inherently noble.

We are thrilled to see that audiences across age groups, across India are loving 'Thugs of Hindostan' and have made our film a part of their Diwali plans.

People go to theatres to see newer things. Content should be the king.

I always wanted to be in Bollywood and the first step towards that was by participating in school plays. I would get awards for my acting and that motivated me to get into Bollywood.

Tashan' is not for the lily-livered.

In 'Guru,' the business aspect is more of a layer and sub-text... to me, Harshad Mehta's story is a tragedy, a classic Greek tragedy, where the greed of a lot of people got attached to him.

Attention spans are so limited and ticket prices so high. We're anyway in a business of manipulating emotions. But each film needs to be positioned truthfully so that people don't feel cheated.

If I want to tell a story to 10 people, I don't need a star. If I want to tell it to 10,000 people, the best case scenario is you get an actor and a star.

Thugs Of Hindostan' involved a lot of prep to be able to make the character look effortless.

I find it easier to tell someone what's in my head once it's on paper, rather than write with someone in mind.

There could be more 'Dhooms' every couple of years. There are chances of 'Dhoom: 4' and 'Dhoom: 5,' if people want it.