Naseeruddin Shah Quotes

Naseeruddin Shah

Profession : Actor

Birth : July 20, 1949

My agent wanted me to audition for Dumbledore's character after Richard Harris died. I was asked if I would like to audition for it. But I wouldn't audition for it.

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An actor can never voice his opinion through films. All an actor does is convey what the director and writer want to say. You are a mouthpiece of their ideas. Your ideas reflect only in your choice of movies.

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'Bombay Boys' is among my favourite movies and my favourite performance of myself.

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During the shooting of 'Manthan,' I lived in the hut, learnt to make cow dung cakes and milk a buffalo. I would carry the buckets and serve the milk to the unit to get the physicality of the character.

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Unfortunately, in our country, crying is mistaken for good acting.

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I can say with pride that I have a brother who served with distinction in the Indian Army.

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I have the highest regard for the police forces.

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I feel anxious for my children because tomorrow, if a mob surrounds them and asks, 'Are you a Hindu or a Muslim?' they will have no answer.

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I had decided never to dye my hair because by doing that, it doesn't make a man look young. In fact, I feel the wrinkles on a man's face become more prominent when you dye your hair.

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I am the king of old school romance.

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I had many doubts while writing my autobiography. I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested to read about my life.

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A person takes his own path. My father tried to guide me the best way he thought I should go, and it didn't work. I went the way I wanted to.

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I was lucky to land up in Mumbai when serious cinema was just beginning to flower.

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One would marvel on the screen the way Shammi Kapoor walked, Dilip Kumar cried, or seeing Dev Anand's style. And then, one day, you are in the same space with them. It's very unreal.

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When I see an emotion being enacted by a great actor, I always feel I can never do that.

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People think I am joking when I say my favourite actors are Shammi Kapoor and Dara Singh.

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There are some movies that you feel like doing because of the script. Some because it sounds like fun, some because that's the director you want to work with, some because it's a project that you want to be involved with, and some because you will be paid lots of money. But the bottom line is I must feel like doing it.

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Finally, I have realised that it is important to look good.

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I have gone into every project with the same enthusiasm and the same hope, but some have worked out, and some haven't.

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My dad occupied a government position, deputy collector, in a city called Nainital, so we had access to the cinemas at any time. I saw my first movies when I was very young.

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