The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.

- Satyajit Ray

At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music.

- Satyajit Ray

I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time.

- Satyajit Ray

My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small towns. They also play in Bombay, Madras and Delhi …

- Satyajit Ray

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, s…

- Satyajit Ray

There is a ban on Indian films in Pakistan, so that's half of our market gone.

- Satyajit Ray

If the theme is simple, you can include a hundred details that create the illusion of actuality better.

- Satyajit Ray

Cinema’s characteristic forte is its ability to capture and communicate the intimacies of the human mind.

- Satyajit Ray

Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a local industry. There were realistic films made on local scenes. But it graduall…

- Satyajit Ray