37 Quotes by Joy Mathew

I keep getting advice on the social media that I should be selective in accepting roles. But, as an actor, I get attracted to every role I'm offered.

I never thought that 'Shutter' would have as many remakes when I conceived the film all those years ago. It is nice to see a film that I made talking so many different languages.

It is very easy to make an art film. They are an exercise in self-deception.

If your film is honest, people will accept it.

As an actor I don't have a problem with any kind of films.

Our films appear to have become realistic once again. 'Thondimuthalum Driskakshiyum' is a fine example. I am glad that I could also contribute to this phase of Malayalam cinema with 'Shutter.'

Mammootty came on board unexpectedly. 'Uncle,' which I am co-producing with Sajai Sebastian, was meant to be a low-budget film and we had almost cast another actor in the titular role. But, during the shoot of 'Puthan Panam,' I narrated the film's plot to Mammootty, who liked it and wanted to do the movie.

It was during a drive together that I first conceived the story of a teenage girl and a friend of her father's. That was how we decided to make 'Uncle.'

I took to cinema because I found cinema was the medium for what I wanted to say through 'Shutter;' it was something beyond the scope of a play.