The story of 'Highway' is completely about travel. It is about the fascination of travel to an extent that I don't want to even reach the destination and also being away from society gives you a certain view of the society, so that was the intention of the film.

Imtiaz Ali

Dilip Kumar was the only Bollywood hero who could make a girl shiver just by looking at her. If you don't believe it, ask your mom!

Imtiaz Ali

When you write a story, it just flows and you don't control it. It's subconscious.

Imtiaz Ali

I enjoy looking beyond the obvious and look at the stories happening all around me - you kind of formulate things in your mind and get excited about them.

Imtiaz Ali

I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.

Imtiaz Ali

The story of 'Highway' is completely about travel. It is about the fascination of travel to an extent that I don't want to even reach the destination and also being away from society gives you a certain view of the society, so that was the intention of the film.

Imtiaz Ali

Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldn't seated in the confines of your home.

Imtiaz Ali

My father did irrigation jobs, and I would sometimes accompany him, and that gave me a taste of what was going on in the innards of India.

Imtiaz Ali

I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.

Imtiaz Ali

I want to direct what I feel is interesting - not what is supposed to be my zone.

Imtiaz Ali

I was called to audition for a play when I was very young, following which I continued to act as well as write and direct. When I moved to Delhi and joined Hindu College, theatre became a very big part of my life.

Imtiaz Ali

The film industry has been extremely welcoming to me. It's an industry which is biased to what they think is talent. If they think you can bring value to cinema, they'll support you.

Imtiaz Ali

I just write characters, and somehow they happen to be a boy and a girl. When the story is put together, and their characters interwoven, they do end up together somehow.

Imtiaz Ali

I'm not the 'look at me' kind of a person. I do not like showing off in public or written about.

Imtiaz Ali

I enjoy scenes in films, which do not have the pressure of the story so much... and it flows. I've tried to go in that direction.

Imtiaz Ali

The physical journey in my films is indicative of the internal journey that my characters take.

Imtiaz Ali

I think 'Rockstar' is more dear to me than any of my other films.

Imtiaz Ali

I'm a big foodie. Hyderabadi cuisine is amazing, and the kind of mutton dishes available at some restaurants in the Old City is incredible.

Imtiaz Ali

I used to love Kapil Dev and, like any schoolboy, wanted to become a cricketer till I started dreaming of making movies.

Imtiaz Ali

Especially on unexpected journeys, you have time; you can figure certain deeper things out, like who you are and what you want. That's why I enjoy journeys.

Imtiaz Ali

I think I am a travel junkie, and I have never enjoyed anything else in my life more than travelling and going to places.

Imtiaz Ali