I wouldn't mind taking a rest for three or four months, but I have to keep on making films for the sake of my crew, who just wait for the next film because they're not on a fixed salary.

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Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music.

Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music.

I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time.

I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time.

It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to...

It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to...

Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a...

Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a...

When I'm shooting on location, you get ideas on the spot - new angles. You...

When I'm shooting on location, you get ideas on the spot - new angles. You...

I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out...

I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out...

Particularly in the final stages I always find that I'm rushed. It's dangerous when you're...

Particularly in the final stages I always find that I'm rushed. It's dangerous when you're...

You cannot go beyond a certain limit in your expenditure if you want to bring...

You cannot go beyond a certain limit in your expenditure if you want to bring...

The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves.

The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves.

I think they quite like me when I work because I'm one of the safer...

I think they quite like me when I work because I'm one of the safer...

I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music.

I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music.

There is a ban on Indian films in Pakistan, so that's half of our market...

There is a ban on Indian films in Pakistan, so that's half of our market...

I've made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays,...

I've made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays,...

What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be...

What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be...

Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films...

Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films...

Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras...

Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras...

When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations...

When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations...

The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these...

The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these...

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.

There's always some room for improvisation.

There's always some room for improvisation.