59 Quotes by Gurinder Chadha

Australians have a fantastic sense of humour and incredible taste. I was there for 'Bend It Like Beckham,' and I had a great time. Aussies loved it, and I think 'Bride & Prejudice' is going to do well, too, because it's all about having a good time.

I knew from an early age that people didn't see the different sides of me. I formulated a kind of bi-cultural identity quite early, and I was always very comfortable with it, but I knew people didn't quite see that.

I am not afraid to be a pioneer. When a door is ajar, you need to open it fully. And once you are in that room, you need to see what other doors there might be and where they might lead.

Bollywood is a cinema of vibrant contradictions, which works when it seems it shouldn't.

Britain has nurtured me and made me able to make movies that have travelled round the world.

DVDs have their place, but the cinema is a tangible, emotional experience that I would hate my children not to have.

I can't stand films where parents are portrayed as old and doddery, and ignore their kids.

I know it sounds really weedy, but we are all children who seek approval from our parents.

My pregnancy was great, but the last three weeks were manic because my blood pressure was going up and up.