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" I'm just trying to approach what I make with as much respect and research as I can, and just make it with a good heart. "

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" Sometimes we make films just for our people, and it doesn't reach to anyone. "

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" Filmmaking is not a job but a social responsibility for me. "

" My whole approach is very much about using the locations as a world, trying to find the beauty in the time of day we shoot or the ugliness of it, in cases. "

" I want to do stories that really move me, that have an audience, and at the end of the day, I want people to feel something when they walk out of the cinema. "

" I definitely storyboard, but I only start once I have cast and location. I like to find the world first. "

" I've always just focused on the work, and I've just tried to be honest with the work. If the work speaks to people, fantastic. "

" I like to be involved with the scriptwriter early on, helping shape the story, and working out how the story can be told directorially. "

" I love going to the cinema and thinking you're seeing something, and you end up on a whole other planet, and you can't believe it. "

" I'm very drawn to the human condition and the emotional aspects of stories. It's what's not on the page that I get excited about. "

" I loved 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'Lunchbox' because they had 'real' stories. I wish there are more films made like them. "

" There's no doubt that 'Lion' is an audience pleaser. I mean, I went to a lot of research screenings all over, in London and America and Australia, and the results were ridiculous, and the crowds were... they just loved the movie, so for me, my job is done. "