My background is from India, and I always get asked, 'When are you going to do an Indian film, a musical or Bollywood film?' Asif Kapadia askbackgroundbollywood Change image and share on social
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 artartistdesigner Change image and share on social
I made several short films with very little dialogue. I'm still not a fan of talking heads. My stories are told with images as much as possible. Asif Kapadia dialoguefanfilm Change image and share on social
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 equipmentfilmfind Change image and share on social
You don't have to be someone who likes walking a tightrope across the Twin Towers to watch 'Man On Wire.' Asif Kapadia likemantightrope Change image and share on social
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 callfridaygreat Change image and share on social
As far as I'm concerned, I make movies. Asif Kapadia concernmakemovie Change image and share on social
After Newport, I worked in television for a while, and then I went to The Royal College Of Art and did a master's degree. I really did study quite a lot! Asif Kapadia artcollegedegree Change image and share on social
While still a young student at film school, I was lucky enough to get a golden ticket to a Martin Scorsese master class at BAFTA in Piccadilly: fancy, but technically still 'the flicks'. Asif Kapadia baftaclassfancy Change image and share on social
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 200mphayrtoncar Change image and share on social