It's an unfair world for directors: Saif

He's an actor-producer and has also crooned for his film ‘Happy Ending’. But the one thing Saif Ali Khan shies away from is helming as he feels "directors work too hard and don't get paid well".

“Well my reason is not politically correct... But I believe they (directors) work too hard and don't get paid enough and this is the truth. Director is the first man in and the last man out. It's his baby, but the star makes all the money. I don’t think it is fair,” the actor told.

At a time when most of the movies are minting good business at the box office, the 44-year old actor firmly puts script over box office success. “I will pick script. I was not paid for 'Go Goa Gone' and I think my heart was in the right place because I loved the movie. But then another truth is that 'life is not free' so success is also important,” said the actor.

“I aim for commercial success but with a nice movie. I will do good movies. The films that I have picked up now are all going to be good films even if they are not Rs. 100 crore films,” he added.