I like DVDs so much - it's such a better format than VHS. Roland Joffe More Quotes by Roland Joffe More Quotes From Roland Joffe Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box. Roland Joffe mindgivingthinking Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film. Roland Joffe bollywoodmusic-isfilm I try to address my audiences intelligently. The man in the street counts, but sometimes he forgets that he counts. Roland Joffe addressestryingmen I simply wanted to state that during this little slice of history, this is what happened and these were the good sides of it, these were the more dangerous sides of it, and this was the result. Roland Joffe statessideslittles I've never wanted to do something where I'd berate the audience. Roland Joffe audiencewanted I think that will be a lot of fun for audiences to get the same stream of consciousness that was going through my head at the time. It was very exciting to suddenly recall what I was feeling at the time. Roland Joffe feelingsfunthinking I'm not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really sad at home? I'm really kind of stupid at home and more serious in public. Roland Joffe serious-personstupidhome Even if we don't know it or aren't aware of it, politics and philosophy are really what make our up lives. Roland Joffe ifsknowsphilosophy In India, one has to plan according to the monsoons. Roland Joffe monsoonsplansindia Sitting down to a meal with an Indian family is different from sitting down to a meal with a British family. Roland Joffe sitting-downmealsfood If the movie's well made and it's about things that count, people will ultimately see the depth in it. Roland Joffe depthmadepeople They suggested I should introduce an element of reincarnation in the story. At first, I thought that was silly. But then, this whole time dimension began to fascinate me. Roland Joffe stupidstoriessilly If you spend a whole afternoon just eating popcorn and watching football, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. But if that's all you do, you get swept along with the tide, without any idea of where you're going. Roland Joffe popcornfootballideas Good directing is about getting the performance to be just what's right for the movie. Roland Joffe performances I like cinema audiences. I respect them, and I talk to them just like I would anybody I know. Roland Joffe audiencecinemaknows I think the job of movie reviewing can be really tough. If a film has layers that need to be thought about, it's easy to get missed the first time around. Roland Joffe jobsfirststhinking I began to feel that, in a sense, we were all prisoners of our own history. Roland Joffe prisonerfeels I cannot forget a conversation that I had with an elderly couple from the tribe. They asked me whether I would kill them after I had finished. When I asked them why they asked that, they replied, Because you white men always do! Roland Joffe elderlycouplemen When you look at our world, the truth is that we're all under the influence of politics. Roland Joffe our-worldinfluencelooks The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck. Roland Joffe white-manindiamen
