15+ Quotes By Satyajit Ray On Cinema

Satyajit Ray Quotes On Cinema

Here is a list of quotes on cinema by Satyajit Ray:

• "Cinema’s essential appeal is visual."
• "A film is difficult to explain because it is easy to understand.”
• "Good cinema is what appeals to intelligent people."
• "The most difficult thing in cinema is simplicity."
• "The camera is a mere tool; what is important happens in front of it."
• "When I write a script, I visualise it shot by shot."
• "The ideal film is one which gives you maximum aesthetic and intellectual satisfaction."
• "When I make a film, it is a definite assertion of a point of view."
• "Fantasy and realism can co-exist."
• "You have to have a grasp of music, a grasp of acting, a grasp of writing — a grasp of all the arts — to make a good film."
• "There is always a tug of war between realism and stylisation in cinema."
• "The best technique is the one that is not noticeable."

Quotes On Life By Satyajit Ray

Here is a list of quotes on life by Satyajit Ray:

• "The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves."
• "Art is the revelation of truth."
• "I don’t start with a message. I start with the characters."
• "A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end — but not necessarily in that order."
• "You have to have a very keen sense of observation and understanding of human nature."
• "Human beings are infinitely interesting, and stories about them never end."
• "I have to love my characters; otherwise, they don't come alive."
• "The audience is intelligent enough to understand and appreciate the subtleties if you respect their intelligence."

Quotes On Love From Satyajit Ray’s Movies

Here is a list of quotes on love in English from famous Bengali movies of Satyajit Ray:

• "Love doesn’t come with chains. It comes with wings." -(Charulata, 1964)
• "To love is not to possess but to cherish from a distance if needed." -(Charulata, 1964)
• "Sometimes love is silent, like the wind that brushes past without a sound." -(The World of Apu / Apur Sansar, 1959)
• "You were a stranger once. Now you are a part of my breath." -(Apur Sansar, 1959)
• "Even when unseen, love stays, like a scent left behind in an empty room." -(Ghare Baire, 1984)
• "Words often fail love; it thrives best in the spaces between." -(Charulata, 1964)
• "When you lose love, it leaves a silence deeper than any sound." -(Kanchenjungha, 1962)
• "A small hand slipping into yours — sometimes that’s all the love you’ll ever need." -(Pather Panchali, 1955)
• "In love, even the waiting becomes beautiful." -(Charulata, 1964)
• "Love sometimes is only recognised when it is about to be lost." -(Ghare Baire, 1984)

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