Roland Joffe quotes

Roland Joffe is a renowned British film director and producer, credited for his exceptional contributions to the world of cinema. With a career spanning over four decades, Joffe has earned critical acclaim and numerous accolades. He gained international recognition for his directorial debut, "The Killing Fields," which received multiple Academy Award nominations. Joffe's unique storytelling style and ability to create powerful narratives have made him a sought-after filmmaker. Through his thought-provoking works like "The Mission" and "The Scarlet Letter," he has explored complex themes and delivered visually stunning movies. Joffe continues to captivate audiences with his impeccable cinematic craftsmanship and remains an influential figure in the film industry.

The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck.

- Roland Joffe

I try to address my audiences intelligently. The man in the street counts, but sometimes he forgets that he counts.

- Roland Joffe

Conventionally, one looks at history as something of the past. But after Einstein, who knows what is in the past and what is in the present?

- Roland Joffe

The actor is concerned with his own bit of it, but the director's somehow trying to work the whole thing into a much bigger picture. It's like conducting an orchestra.

- Roland Joffe

I'm not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really sad at home? I'm really kind of stupid at home and more serious in public.

- Roland Joffe

Making the City Of Joy gave me the best political education of my life. It became a wrestling match between an Englishman who had gradually ceased to be a Marxist, and a culture that was becoming more Marxist by the day.

- Roland Joffe

In India, one has to plan according to the monsoons.

- Roland Joffe

When you look at our world, the truth is that we're all under the influence of politics.

- Roland Joffe

I simply wanted to state that during this little slice of history, this is what happened and these were the good sides of it, these were the more dangerous sides of it, and this was the result.

- Roland Joffe

I like DVDs so much - it's such a better format than VHS.

- Roland Joffe

If the movie's well made and it's about things that count, people will ultimately see the depth in it.

- Roland Joffe

Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film.

- Roland Joffe

I cannot forget a conversation that I had with an elderly couple from the tribe. They asked me whether I would kill them after I had finished. When I asked them why they asked that, they replied, Because you white men always do!

- Roland Joffe

I think the job of movie reviewing can be really tough. If a film has layers that need to be thought about, it's easy to get missed the first time around.

- Roland Joffe

Even if we don't know it or aren't aware of it, politics and philosophy are really what make our up lives.

- Roland Joffe

Sitting down to a meal with an Indian family is different from sitting down to a meal with a British family.

- Roland Joffe

Much of Indian science seems intuitive and not bound by the rigid thinking of classical scientists.

- Roland Joffe

If you spend a whole afternoon just eating popcorn and watching football, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. But if that's all you do, you get swept along with the tide, without any idea of where you're going.

- Roland Joffe

Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land.

- Roland Joffe

Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box.

- Roland Joffe

I've never wanted to do something where I'd berate the audience.

- Roland Joffe

I don't really say much about reviewers. It's a very tough job to get all of the depth of a movie all at once.

- Roland Joffe

They suggested I should introduce an element of reincarnation in the story. At first, I thought that was silly. But then, this whole time dimension began to fascinate me.

- Roland Joffe

Eventually, the tribe developed so much confidence in me that they invited me to be their chieftain.

- Roland Joffe

I think that will be a lot of fun for audiences to get the same stream of consciousness that was going through my head at the time. It was very exciting to suddenly recall what I was feeling at the time.

- Roland Joffe

Good directing is about getting the performance to be just what's right for the movie.

- Roland Joffe

I like cinema audiences. I respect them, and I talk to them just like I would anybody I know.

- Roland Joffe

It's hard to blame someone because they simply don't have time.

- Roland Joffe