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Satyajit Ray Quotes

Satyajit Ray quotes

Indian Director May 2, 1921 – April 23, 1992

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It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to do a second part. But I didn't want to do the same kind of film again, so I made a musical. Satyajit Ray
Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films at the same time, so they will give one director two hours and maybe shoot in Bombay in the morning and Madras in the evening. It happens. Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray quote: "The conception of background music is changing. You use less..."
The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days. Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray quote: "Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music."
Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music. Satyajit Ray
Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a local industry. There were realistic films made on local scenes. But it gradually changed over the years. Satyajit Ray
When I'm shooting on location, you get ideas on the spot - new angles. You make not major changes but important modifications, that you can't do on a set. I do that because you have to be economical. Satyajit Ray
I've made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation. Satyajit Ray
I think they quite like me when I work because I'm one of the safer directors to back, because even if my films don't bring their costs in back home, once they're shown outside of India they manage to cover the costs. Satyajit Ray
My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small towns. They also play in Bombay, Madras and Delhi where there is a Bengali population. Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray quote: "At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry,..."
At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music. Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray quote: "I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time."
I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time. Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray quote: "I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music."
I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music. Satyajit Ray
You cannot go beyond a certain limit in your expenditure if you want to bring back money from your local market, which is very small after Pakistan. Satyajit Ray
My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film, which applies mainly to day scenes shot in the studio, where we used bounced light instead of direct light. We agreed with this thing of four or five shadows following the actors is dreadful. Satyajit Ray
I wouldn't mind taking a rest for three or four months, but I have to keep on making films for the sake of my crew, who just wait for the next film because they're not on a fixed salary. Satyajit Ray

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