'But it is also an industry that is very accepting when they see talent and hard work.'

'I am not here to change the society, and I am not under the delusion that a film can change things around. The idea is to have fun and give your point of view.'

'I had the luxury of focusing on doing quality cinema. If that did not work out, I will still have other work. I can take that risk.'

'I say no to 70 percent of the TV work because I cannot relate to it.'

'If a horror movie does well at the box office, it doesn't mean people like to scared these days. People might like to get scared on one Friday, fall in love on other, and laugh on the next.'

Moothon's script won the Sundance Institute's Global Filmmaking Award. Geethu Mohandas's movie is now coming to a theatre near you.

'The script, the way it has been written, the relationships, the intensity... everything was so powerful.'

'Naseeruddin Shah will be an interesting contestant on Bigg Boss We can send Rakhi Sawant back in the house because I really enjoyed her on the show.'

'Fox makes films worth millions and millions of dollars. Fudging a few crores doesn't make much difference.'

'Everybody had told me that I was the next big thing in Bollywood because my face and body structure was like a superstar. But when it didn't happened, I learned a lot of important things in life.'

'I believe there is room for everybody, and we have already shown what space we are fitting in. For instance, I can't do what Ananya (Panday) and Sara (Ali Khan) can do and vice versa.'

'You have to sell yourself as a product in Bollywood.'

'Hopefully, I will become more evolved as a performer in the future.'

'If you don't get married, it's not a crime. If you do, it's not an achievement either.'

'I am making movies in a jiffy because I want to work with everyone.'

'The most difficult thing in the world is to convince someone to put Rs 20 crore on your movie script.'

'Both Kangana and Rangoli really love me and that's because they give me so much of time and attention from their lives.'

'If everybody knows your name, that's success. Isn't that what society tells us? I experienced all that at a very young age. So how come I wasn't happy?' Lisa Ray wonders.

'Dabangg 3 has fallen in place. Even the fourth one has fallen in place.''This happens only for films like Rocky or Rambo.'

'How much longer do I have?''How many more opportunities will I get?'Akshaye Khanna shares his worries

'Access is such a big step.''But once you enter those rooms, it's up to what you do in those rooms.''Film-making is a very expensive business and they will not put money into people they don't believe in.''So talent speaks at the end of the day.'

'This is the first time when you see the story of the Azad Hind Fauj through the eyes of the soldiers.'

'I don't want to develop a bag of tricks that I keep reaching into and repeating myself.''When you act every day, you start repeating yourself and that's a trap.'

'The story has to be told well, it has to be marketed and presented well, and now, released well too.''Only then will the film do well.''The actor walks away with the victory credit, but we do not give enough credit to the script writers, directors and producers who put up a film that shines.'

'The skin of any celebrity will show its age more than a normal person because we are always exposed to lights. So, we need to take extra care.'

'I know rapes haven't stopped after PINK, but now the topic of 'No means No' has become a table discussion at every home. And this is a big thing.''Thappad will at least start a discussion.'

'Now, I am receiving so much love. Producers can rely on me now.'

'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan will make you go home and think.'

'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way.''But things really changed with the Filmfare. Now, people notice me.''It's a good space, where you don't have to tell people who you are.'

'The past two years have been dramatic, rather then traumatic.''I had bigger challenges that I have ever faced.'

'When it comes to work, he forgets his sleep, his food, everything.''He is too involved in the process and that gives him strength.'

'People have only seen me crying and being this martyr mother and sacrificing wife.''But I want to do something which is dark, something mysterious.'

'Nobody can put back and seal what the movement has unleashed -- conversation, awareness and support.'

'I miss my grandparents the most. Though they are no more, I wish they were here. Quarantine would have been heaven.'

'I was almost forgotten after Filmistaan as nothing substantial, or should I say, successful in terms of box office, came my way.'

'It is very difficult for anybody to say no to the fame and fancies that come along.''But I was courageous and had the strength to say no.'

'Prayers are magic that can help you pull through anything.'

'I started as an outsider who walked her own path and now, it feels amazing to see how much love has come my way.'

'When you're an outsider, the journey to make it to your first film is a movie by itself.''It has struggle, pain, rejection, transformation...'

'The entertainment industry is on the verge of a big, big, change over the next few months and years.'

'If you are a performer, it's easier to sustain.''The day you think you are a star, it becomes difficult.'

'I meet him recently.''He was his usual cheerful, boisterous, self.''You didn't even get an iota of feeling about what he had gone through or may be going through internally.'

Please Join us for our next Homegrown Concert:

2019 NEA National Heritage Fellows: Las Tesoros de San Antonio: Tejano Singers from San Antonio, TX

Beatriz "La Paloma del Norte" Llamas
Blanquita "Blanca Rosa" Rodríguez

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Coolidge Auditorium, Ground Floor
Thomas Jefferson Building
The Library of Congress

A conversation with two NEA fellows, accompanied by music from Mariachi Esperanza: Henry Gomez (Director), virhuela, Moises Perez, trumpet, Jose Luis Vaca, violin, and Rafael Aguirre, guitarron

Las Tesoros de San Antonio are a group of elder women performers who teamed up to preserve Mexican and bicultural musical expressions through their singing and storytelling. Janet “Perla Tapatia” Cortez, Beatriz “La Paloma del Norte” Llamas, Blanquita “Blanca Rosa” Rodríguez, and Rita “La Calandria” Vidaurri each had impressive singing careers that soared both locally and internationally from the 1940s to the1960s before tapering off in later years. Through the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center in San Antonio, these women reemerged and teamed up as the group Las Tesoros in the 2000s. Although Janet “Perla Tapatia” Cortez and Rita “La Calandria” Vidaurri passed away in recent years, Llamas and Rodríguez continue to perform and maintain the legacy of the group.

All four women grew up in the West Side of San Antonio, Texas. Each singer, with her personal style and grace, forms part of this unique ensemble that represents the important sound of the Mexico/Texas border. They were all inspired by and connected to many other important Tejana singers, including the great Lydia Mendoza (1982 NEA National Heritage Fellow) and the internationally renowned Eva Garza.

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