Imtiaz Ali Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“When you write a story, it just flows and you don't control it. It's subconscious.”

“Coming from a middle class background, travel was always considered a luxury then, even if it meant going to a relative's place or a religious shrine.”

“I feel whatever an actor does on screen is something the actor 'does,' and what the director can do is to tell, talk or instruct. So, all the credit for an actor's performance goes to the actor alone.”

“I just write characters, and somehow they happen to be a boy and a girl. When the story is put together, and their characters interwoven, they do end up together somehow.”

“I want all my films to look distinctly different, like some other directors I admire. But in a way, I can't really take myself completely out of the movies I make.”

“I was interested in theatre and media and came to Mumbai to get a job. I imagined that the film industry would be a white building with producers sitting in different rooms, and you could walk in and meet them, and they would interview you and select you.”

“The story of 'Highway' is completely about travel. It is about the fascination of travel to an extent that I don't want to even reach the destination and also being away from society gives you a certain view of the society, so that was the intention of the film.”