The Director Is The Only Person Who

Ever Since Two Daughters I've Been Composing My Own Music.

I Wouldn't Mind Taking A Rest For Three Or Four Months, But I Have To Keep On Making Films For The Sake Of My Crew, Who Just Wait For The Next Film Because They're Not On A Fixed Salary.

It Was Only After Pather Panchali Had Some Success At Home That I Decided To Do A Second Part. But I Didn't Want To Do The Same Kind Of Film Again, So I Made A Musical.

Bicycle Thief Is A Triumphant Discovery Of The Fundamentals Of Cinema, And De Sica Has Openly Acknowledged His Debt To Chaplin.

I Had Developed This Habit Of Writing Scenarios As A Hobby. I Would Find Out Which Stories Had Been Sold To Be Made Into Films And I Would Write My Own Treatment And Then Compare It.