Yennai Arindhaal' is perhaps the quickest film in my career. Gautham Menon More Quotes by Gautham Menon More Quotes From Gautham Menon There's nothing quite like a quiet corner in a coffee shop to gather your thoughts and begin writing. Gautham Menon thoughts nothing coffee writing I write linearly without knowing the full story. I discover it as I write it. Gautham Menon write without story knowing I firmly believe in copyrights and am put off by plagiarism. Gautham Menon am off plagiarism believe All the women close to me - my mother, sister, wife and friends - are strong and independent. Gautham Menon me women wife mother Generally, I feel I'm cast aside because of the kind of movies that I make. Gautham Menon make movies feel because It's just that I can write something nice is what motivates me. Gautham Menon something me i-can nice The music I listen, the book I read, and the people I meet; these are some things that keeps me going. Gautham Menon me music book people And I'm not homophobic. Gautham Menon homophobic If my tale has to revolve around a protagonist and there is action around him, I can only imagine him to be someone from the police or the Army. Gautham Menon someone police army action I understand that bureaucracy, hierarchy and managing politics is not easy. Gautham Menon understand bureaucracy politics easy Most of the romance in my films has been inspired by my father. Gautham Menon been inspired romance father I write my scripts on a whim, without worrying about plot points and graphs. Gautham Menon i-write write without about When people think I've lost it, I'll make 'Chennaiyil' and show them I've still got it. Gautham Menon show think lost people What you feel about a film is what you feel when you're in love with a woman. You fight for her love and it's always a struggle... there are misunderstandings and you're always trying to prove that there's more to you. Gautham Menon woman fight you love I go straight into shooting with a script that's 80 per cent complete and I wait for my characters to grow on me before I finalise the climax. Gautham Menon grow wait go me I've portrayed cops as heroes for far too long, I think. Gautham Menon far heroes think long The only aspect I'd probably change in some of my films is the death of the heroine. I wish I'd kept some of them alive. Gautham Menon i-wish change wish death If I could talk in only one language for the rest of my life, it'd be Tamil. Gautham Menon my-life rest language life I'm not a big fan of fantasy; I'd rather watch 'Desperate Housewives' than 'Game of Thrones.' Gautham Menon big-fan big game fantasy In everybody's life, there is love, there is sorrow, there is melancholy. And there might be danger as well. Gautham Menon well sorrow love life