100 Quotes by Mani Ratnam

To catch a piece of life on camera and make it come alive, add layers to it and deliver a product that is wholesome is really exciting to me.

I am a big fan of sleek action films.

Language, I think, has nothing to do with film-making. It is how you make your point and whether you exploit the visual medium maintaining a certain standard that does the trick.

The journey of filmmaking is so amazing. You start off with great confidence, and develop insecurity at the time of release. When you are ready with the finished product, you are constantly wondering if you have been honest to the story you started out with, if you got what you wanted. One is too close to the project by then to be objective.

I used to wonder how anyone could treat a fellow human as God. I never understood why they would do this.

When I made my first film, I was arrogant and over-confident.

I wish I had gone to a film school.

I don't believe in giving advice.

The thing is that when you make a film, it is such an intense experience. It's like being married.