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Satyajit Ray Quotes

Satyajit Ray quotes

Indian Director May 2, 1921 – April 23, 1992

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When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations I'm familiar with. I don't write stories about the nineteenth century. Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray quote: "The director is the only person who knows what the film is about."
The director is the only person who knows what the film is about. Satyajit Ray
Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras and a film in Bombay and he can't leave Madras as some shooting has to be done, so he directs by telephone. The shooting takes place. On schedule. Satyajit Ray
I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out which stories had been sold to be made into films and I would write my own treatment and then compare it. Satyajit Ray
What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be seen by someone who has his feet in both cultures. Someone who will bring to bear on the films involvement and detachment in equal measure. Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray quote: "There is a ban on Indian films in Pakistan, so that's half of..."
There is a ban on Indian films in Pakistan, so that's half of our market gone. Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray quote: "The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the..."
The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves. Satyajit Ray
Particularly in the final stages I always find that I'm rushed. It's dangerous when you're rushed in the editing stage, most of my early films are flawed in the cutting. Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray quote: "There's always some room for improvisation."
There's always some room for improvisation. Satyajit Ray

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