Nawazuddin Siddiqui Quotes

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 19, 1974

I have seen people climbing up and down the ladder of success, and I learnt a lot from them.

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I interact with journalists all the time, and I note how they behave.

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I feel happy that I am being honoured for doing films of my own liking.

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I love observing people. Each face tells so many stories. It lets me understand emotions, and that, in turn, helps me apply my skills as an actor.

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In 'Haraamkhor,' I have explored a few things which I wouldn't have been able to do in bigger films. The process of shooting this film was so organic that it enhanced me as an actor and an artiste.

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There was electricity in our village only for 2-3 hours a day, so all my life, I studied under a lamp.

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A big blockbuster like 'Kick' expands the audience for my films and makes it easier to promote them.

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For me, as an actor, there is no commercial or independent or art cinema. For me, it's a character that is given by the director. And it is a task for me that I have to fulfill it to the best of my ability regardless of the kind of film that it is.

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Like the way we get to know about the society of Korea, Iran, and other countries through their films, people will get to know about our country. Our films are a mirror of our society.

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Coming from a small town, I didn't have big dreams. My biggest ambition was to find a job for myself.

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How long will we keep making films where hero-heroine is dancing around trees?

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My character should not be ordinary, cliched, and if I feel that it's difficult to do this character, I take up that challenge to get into his character.

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I have seen many teachers in real life, which come from the same background and morality and treat their profession like just another one rather than a noble profession.

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It's very difficult switching over from one character to another.

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When I had no money, I would find out which friend had work and money at that point in time and would go and stay with him for a week. All of us theatre guys did that.

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At first, I was hesitant when it came to giving autographs, thinking that I am not even worth giving one. But slowly I got over that phase.

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I am from a family of farmers from Budhana near Muzaffarnagar.

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I used to clean the sets and serve tea to the artistes.

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The success of 'Kick' will help in the marketing of other small budget independent films I have acted in.

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I was shooting for 'Kahaani' and 'GOW' back to back. I was in a village on work, where a man extended a paper to me. For a minute I thought he wanted another actor's autograph. I looked back and forth, but there was no one. That was quite an experience.

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