Satyajit Ray Quotes


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 Uncategorized 59
The director is the only person who knows what the film is about. Satyajit Ray Uncategorized 54
At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music. Satyajit Ray Age 42
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 Uncategorized 40
The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days. Satyajit Ray Uncategorized 37
I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music. Satyajit Ray Uncategorized 33
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 Uncategorized 33
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 Uncategorized 32
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 Money 32
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 Uncategorized 31
I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time. Satyajit Ray Uncategorized 30
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 Uncategorized 30
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 Home 21

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