I wanted to be a film and television writer and producer.
I'm very hairy, and men in film and TV are no longer allowed to be hairy.
The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.
My education as a filmmaker has been entirely practical. I started working professionally in the film business in 1970, and I've been at it steadily since, and I pay a lot of attention.
I came to the conviction that film criticism, in and of itself, was an art.
I like the Edinburgh Film Festival, and I've liked what I've experienced of Glasgow's Film Festival too.
In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded.
I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music.
I've always listened to a lot of film music, actually.
The AW14 collection is inspired by Film Noir. Elements of masculinity and femininity were reflected in the fabric, tailoring, and features.
I was influenced by American movies of the '60s and '70s, especially Don Siegel's 'Dirty Harry' and the films of Sam Peckinpah. And, of course, a lot of the film noir movies of the '40s.
Film school was a privilege I could not afford.
If I die on a film set when I'm 80, I'll be happy with that.
I could be equally happy on a film set or in the middle of a field.
They're such hierarchical things, film sets, they're sort of mini societies. Often they're incredibly political places.
I wanted to be a martial arts film star when I was a teenager.
A movie is made for an audience and a film is made for both the audience and the film-makers.
Flashback in film rarely works.
My first film 'Saawariya' was a flop; I don't regret it.
I feel bad when my film flops.