True love can exist only in freedom from possession. Shekhar Kapur More Quotes by Shekhar Kapur More Quotes From Shekhar Kapur My own feelings of where I am in this world and the questions that I am asking myself, I started to explore them through the story 'Four Feathers' and through this actor called Heath Ledger. I knew that I had to find a 21-year-old who could play wisdom at the end. He's only 21 or 22, and I tested him. Shekhar Kapur i-am myself wisdom world As a director, my job is to spend money, and the producer's is to save money. Masoom, Bandit Queen and the first Queen Elizabeth have been my most uncompromised films. Shekhar Kapur director queen job money I've never looked at film-making as a career. I've looked on film-making as an adventure. When you come down the mountain, you get ready to climb again. Shekhar Kapur climb you mountain adventure There's a lot of imagination in Asia, and I believe that the next Google will come from there, and the next Pixar. I believe that the great new media companies will come out of Asia and surpass the big media conglomerates that exist right now in the West. Shekhar Kapur great media imagination believe When I go out to direct a film, every day we prepare too much, we think too much. Knowledge becomes a weight upon wisdom. You know, simple words lost in the quicksand of experience. Shekhar Kapur day wisdom simple knowledge I often wonder when I make a film - I'm thinking of making a film of the Buddha - and I often wonder: If Buddha had all the elements that are given to a director - if he had music, if he had visuals, if he had a video camera - would we get Buddhism better? Shekhar Kapur camera better music thinking When you get up, the night and day is a contradiction. But you get up at 4 A.M. That first blush of blue is where the night and day are trying to find harmony with each other. Harmony is the notes that Mozart didn't give you, but somehow the contradiction of his notes suggest that. All contradictions of his notes suggest the harmony. Shekhar Kapur day you blue night The question is - did Richard Attenborough have a right to make 'Gandhi?' And did Danny Boyle have a right to make 'Slumdog Millionaire?' Quite honestly, if they didn't have the right to make these films, I had no right to make 'Elizabeth.' Shekhar Kapur question right make millionaire I think that I altered history in 'Elizabeth,' and I interpreted history far more than Danny Boyle or Richard Attenborough did to 'Slumdog Millionaire' or 'Gandhi.' They took Indian novels or Indian characters and very much stayed within the Indian diaspora. Shekhar Kapur far more think history I'm working on a film called 'Bonnie.' Bonnie means water. It's in English, and it's dealing with a future world in a megacity - which is what the U.N. says we're going to be - but in this megacity, a city that runs out of water. Shekhar Kapur city future water world Film is drama. You've only two hours, so you lie by exclusion, and try to make up for it by portraying the environment. Shekhar Kapur lie try you environment I had no interest in history classes. In fact, I used to sleep in history classes, I used to bunk classes. But that is how students are supposed to be, no? I developed an interest in history much later. I have made a few films based on historical facts. Shekhar Kapur students sleep history facts I have a huge political interest. I just wish I had the courage to come into politics in India. Shekhar Kapur politics political courage wish I admire people who come to politics because it takes a lot of courage to be in politics in India. Shekhar Kapur admire politics courage people It is awkward to see a director on the screen. Shekhar Kapur screen director see awkward Great actors are people who just meld into the part without calling attention to the fact that they are so-and-so doing this part. They may never become huge stars, but will always, in memory, stay respected actors. Shekhar Kapur memory great stars people I'm not sure who I am. That's why I keep saying I'm an adventurer that goes out. Shekhar Kapur why i-am saying who I gave up the idea of having a career when I was 24. Sounds glamorous, but I've been doing things since then, and part of those adventures was to make films because I realised I was actually quite good at it and I enjoyed it. Shekhar Kapur career doing things good India was formed on the idea 'Let's get the British out.' Shekhar Kapur out get british india
