“See I think we are nervous about every movie before it's release, irre...” — Zoya Akhtar Quote

“See I think we are nervous about every movie before it's release, irrespective of who has directed the movie.”

“I draw cinematic and photography and art references from everywhere. That's part of my job. So yes, you watch films, you see artists for palettes, photographers for mood.”

“What a good actor brings to a script is something, sometimes, even directors can't imagine. The director should always have the last say though.”

“'The Homesman' is a really interesting movie that Tommy Lee Jones directed.”

“I spent a long time on my first movie, which was the sequel to a short film that I did called 'Carne.' And I had no money. I shot it over a period of three years, a bit like David Lynch directed 'Eraserhead.'”

“I had directed some tele films years ago.”