Ram Gopal Varma

“The whole idea of making 'James' was to make an action film in the style of the 1970s and '80s.”

“As a director and a creative person, I can say banning anything is wrong.”

“When you do anything completely different from a beaten path, many tend to pounce on you.”

“I hate it that there are so many beautiful women in the world, and I can't have all of them for myself.”

“'Not A Love Story' is inspired by true events, but it is not based on those events completely. When I first read about the Maria Susairaj case, I was fascinated with the psychological aspect...”

“I understand emotions more than anyone else. I study emotions like a biologist studies various species.”

“'Satya' and 'Company' are two very dark and brooding relationship films; there was no hero.”

“The shelf life of a specific film has decreased while the number of films required to fill multiplex cinemas has increased.”

“First of all, 'Sarkar' is not an underworld film. It's about a man at the head of a feudal set-up in the middle of a cosmopolitan city, where he almost runs a parallel government largely due...”

“The problem is I don't have respect for the films I make after I've made them. I detach myself and get embarrassed when I watch them later.”

“If 'Bhoot' was called 'Man Ke Rishte,' no one would be interested. The title is a very essential part of a film. It subconsciously prepares the audience as to what they can expect.”

“Sridevi is the most beautiful and the most sensuous woman God ever created, and I think He creates such exquisite pieces of art like her only once in a thousand years.”

“Stars work because of familiarity. They fill theatres because audiences know who they are. There is a brand equity. But there are films strong enough to not need stars, or films that should...”

“People favouring their relatives more than an outsider is what the biggest fight in democracy is, let it be in film industry or politics.”

“I always had a fair share of hits and flops.”

“Even the biggest flops have been liked by a few select people.”

“I have learnt the hard way that ignoring a small fry can be many times harmful.”

“I make movies on gritty topics like crime, the underworld, and horror. I don't make movies with good-looking people in good-looking locales.”

“Films like 'Satya,' 'Company' needed a pan-Indian audience. The affinity for Hindi film and subjects was there.”

“I have a habit of constantly dreaming and waking up every once in a while in the night to check out my cell phone, and I suddenly saw a message that Sridevi is no more... I thought that eith...”