The UTV/Disney fit works because UTV Motion Pictures was already very strong in producing and creating its own films beyond just co-producing, acquiring or distributing titles. Ronnie Screwvala Read Quote
When we started our foundation, I was less than 30 years old. We pledged that 10 per cent of our profits, whatever the amount, would be used for a social cause, and that we would be actively involved in that cause. Ronnie Screwvala Read Quote
If you are a single product company, then you are a contract company. But if you enter the retail market, then you have to be a multiple product company. Ronnie Screwvala Read Quote
A lot of good movies produced well can be distributed or marketed badly. Of course, a lot of bad movies marketed well can also fail badly. But we want to be in charge of the value chain. And for this we have to be in software production, distribution, and broadcasting. Ronnie Screwvala Read Quote
Theatre has been a sort of hobby. I regret that I am not active, but given my job that is difficult. But those were learning days. The learning curve was the level of confidence, maturity, and reflexes that theatre teaches you is fantastic. You are alone in front of an audience for two hours and that gives you a different kind of confidence. Ronnie Screwvala Read Quote
There is no typical day and I intend to keep it that way for the next 20 years. Ronnie Screwvala Read Quote
A good beginning is like a honeymoon; it gets over soon. The challenge is in keeping up the momentum. Ronnie Screwvala Read Quote
I’m off the diet, but not the treadmill. I speak as someone who’s attempted to lose weight and get fit thrice before in my life. Ronnie Screwvala Read Quote
I don’t think anyone is ‘born’ an entrepreneur. It is not a genetic thing. But you do need self-confidence, guts and a relentless attitude to life-it’s a24/7 treadmill, not a jump-on, jump-off routine. Ronnie Screwvala Read Quote