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Asif Kapadia Quotes

I just loved films. I knew I wanted to work on film, not video Picture Quote #1

I like to make films where I learn along the way, like the audience Picture Quote #1

I was a sports fan long before I had any interest in film-making Picture Quote #1

Directing can be very lonely and quite intimidating Picture Quote #1

The Monaco Grand Prix is in May right around the time of Cannes Picture Quote #1

For me, ‘Amy’ is a very dark film about love Picture Quote #1

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If I’m going to do something, I’m going to spend however long it takes to get it right Picture Quote #1

We were studying at Newport Film School, and I found that the only way for me to make films - because you need people and you need equipment - was that I had to be a student Picture Quote #1

Boxing is made for film - there is corruption, violence, tragedy and the chance that the underdog can catch the champion with one lucky punch Picture Quote #1

Why make a movie about Ayrton Senna? Someone who drove around in circles at 200mph in a car that looked like a giant cigarette packet? Why would anyone who isn’t already a fan of Formula 1 care? Picture Quote #1

I’m a sport fan. So, I have always watched everything, and I used to watch racing. Formula One was always on. The genius about it is that it’s on at lunchtime on a Sunday Picture Quote #1

My team and I used the actual footage to create a three-act story of the life of Ayrton Senna. There are no talking heads and no voiceover. Senna narrates his own epic, dramatic, thrilling journey Picture Quote #1

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I don’t normally make documentaries. I’m a drama director. I’ve made a few short docs, but I don’t like talking heads or ‘voice of God’ narrators Picture Quote #1

I worked with Michelle Yeoh on my last film, ‘Far North,’ and her partner is Jean Todt; at the time, he ran Ferrari. So I went as a VIP to the British grand prix Picture Quote #1

I studied graphic design originally. I used to like drawing, and I was quite into technical drawing. I was always interested in the visual medium, but I thought I was going to be an architect or something like that, but it’s quite a lonely job Picture Quote #1

I love telling stories with images. But I think there’s more to just saying a movie is great visually Picture Quote #1

There’s this great TV show we have called ‘Later... with Jools Holland’, a live-music show on Friday nights. Anyone and everyone’s been on it Picture Quote #1

Weirdly enough, I live in London - was born there and have lived there all my life - but I hadn’t made a film in London for a long time. I hadn’t found the right subject. I liked going away, to some far flung place Picture Quote #1

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I wanted to make a film that wouldn’t just appeal to Formula One fans. That’s what the great sports documentaries do - ‘Hoop Dreams,’ ‘When We Were Kings’ - they’re human dramas first, sport second, if at all Picture Quote #1

As a filmmaker, you complete a film you have spent years obsessively making, and you know the release prints will never look quite the same; prints get scratched and dirty Picture Quote #1

Hopefully with digital projection, a film will always look the way the filmmaker intended Picture Quote #1

My family didn’t film anything. But then you look deeper and realize, maybe there are photographs, there are things. It’s also context: You give something a context, and suddenly it becomes really deep or meaningful footage Picture Quote #1

The Tour de France would make a great movie. Drugs, corruption, political chicanery, guys risking their lives - everything you need for a great sports drama Picture Quote #1

There are no drivers like Formula One drivers. They are engineers, in a way. They are driving manual cars one-handed at 200 miles per hour around streets in Monaco. These cars use the ultimate in technology Picture Quote #1

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As a kid, I thought movies were boring. My parents would hire VHS recorders for the weekend and watch Bollywood movies. I’d get bored and go out to Stoke Newington common to play football Picture Quote #1

You can’t stop people watching on mobiles, but I hope the old fashioned idea of sitting in a dark room with a big screen with a group of strangers lives on forever Picture Quote #1

I never know going in if I’ve even got a movie to make. Once you start making a film, you hope there’s going to be enough material! My job as a director is always to push for more Picture Quote #1

I wanted to study film at an art school - I loved the idea of being surrounded by designers and artists. We were encouraged to be experimental Picture Quote #1

My wife Victoria Harwood was art director on ‘Far North,’ and she had designed my student film, ‘The Sheep Thief.’ Picture Quote #1

My background is Indian, so I believe in a spiritual idea that there is another level, another layer or layers, if you will, above us. I believe that there are elements that allow things to be drawn together, a sort of energy Picture Quote #1

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I just loved films. I knew I wanted to work on film, not video. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) I like to make films where I learn along the way, like the audience (Asif Kapadia Quotes) I was a sports fan long before I had any interest in film-making (Asif Kapadia Quotes) Directing can be very lonely and quite intimidating (Asif Kapadia Quotes) The Monaco Grand Prix is in May right around the time of Cannes (Asif Kapadia Quotes) For me, ‘Amy’ is a very dark film about love (Asif Kapadia Quotes) If I’m going to do something, I’m going to spend however long it takes to get it right (Asif Kapadia Quotes) We were studying at Newport Film School, and I found that the only way for me to make films - because you need people and you need equipment - was that I had to be a student. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) Boxing is made for film - there is corruption, violence, tragedy and the chance that the underdog can catch the champion with one lucky punch. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) Why make a movie about Ayrton Senna? Someone who drove around in circles at 200mph in a car that looked like a giant cigarette packet? Why would anyone who isn’t already a fan of Formula 1 care? (Asif Kapadia Quotes) I’m a sport fan. So, I have always watched everything, and I used to watch racing. Formula One was always on. The genius about it is that it’s on at lunchtime on a Sunday. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) My team and I used the actual footage to create a three-act story of the life of Ayrton Senna. There are no talking heads and no voiceover. Senna narrates his own epic, dramatic, thrilling journey. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) I don’t normally make documentaries. I’m a drama director. I’ve made a few short docs, but I don’t like talking heads or ‘voice of God’ narrators. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) I worked with Michelle Yeoh on my last film, ‘Far North,’ and her partner is Jean Todt; at the time, he ran Ferrari. So I went as a VIP to the British grand prix. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) I studied graphic design originally. I used to like drawing, and I was quite into technical drawing. I was always interested in the visual medium, but I thought I was going to be an architect or something like that, but it’s quite a lonely job. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) I love telling stories with images. But I think there’s more to just saying a movie is great visually. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) There’s this great TV show we have called ‘Later... with Jools Holland’, a live-music show on Friday nights. Anyone and everyone’s been on it. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) Weirdly enough, I live in London - was born there and have lived there all my life - but I hadn’t made a film in London for a long time. I hadn’t found the right subject. I liked going away, to some far flung place. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) I wanted to make a film that wouldn’t just appeal to Formula One fans. That’s what the great sports documentaries do - ‘Hoop Dreams,’ ‘When We Were Kings’ - they’re human dramas first, sport second, if at all. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) As a filmmaker, you complete a film you have spent years obsessively making, and you know the release prints will never look quite the same; prints get scratched and dirty. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) Hopefully with digital projection, a film will always look the way the filmmaker intended (Asif Kapadia Quotes) My family didn’t film anything. But then you look deeper and realize, maybe there are photographs, there are things. It’s also context: You give something a context, and suddenly it becomes really deep or meaningful footage. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) The Tour de France would make a great movie. Drugs, corruption, political chicanery, guys risking their lives - everything you need for a great sports drama. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) There are no drivers like Formula One drivers. They are engineers, in a way. They are driving manual cars one-handed at 200 miles per hour around streets in Monaco. These cars use the ultimate in technology. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) As a kid, I thought movies were boring. My parents would hire VHS recorders for the weekend and watch Bollywood movies. I’d get bored and go out to Stoke Newington common to play football. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) You can’t stop people watching on mobiles, but I hope the old fashioned idea of sitting in a dark room with a big screen with a group of strangers lives on forever. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) I never know going in if I’ve even got a movie to make. Once you start making a film, you hope there’s going to be enough material! My job as a director is always to push for more. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) I wanted to study film at an art school - I loved the idea of being surrounded by designers and artists. We were encouraged to be experimental. (Asif Kapadia Quotes) My wife Victoria Harwood was art director on ‘Far North,’ and she had designed my student film, ‘The Sheep Thief.’ (Asif Kapadia Quotes) My background is Indian, so I believe in a spiritual idea that there is another level, another layer or layers, if you will, above us. I believe that there are elements that allow things to be drawn together, a sort of energy. (Asif Kapadia Quotes)