Top 44 Manoj Bajpayee Quotes

When a common man is discouraged to buy a movie ticket, it becomes a concern for the entire film industry. I think entertainment tax is too steep.

Nepotism has always existed in Bollywood.

My offbeat choices definitely don’t get me too much money because they are made in a very restrained budget. We do it because we love cinema, because we are passionate about the content and new ways of storytelling.

We live in a democratic country, and I take great pride in saying that I’m from India, a country where democracy is worshipped and freedom of expression is part and parcel of any person’s fundamental right.

I have a lot of respect for PM Narendra Modi, as he works hard day and night and doesn’t sleep more than 4 hours. So I am thinking of gifting him chewing gum, as he will chew that and will take rest and take care of his health.

I have always believed that an actor cannot afford to have a favorite genre. He must excel in every kind of film and fit in with every director’s vision.

I am not a star. My face is not the kind that 50,000 people will faint just looking at it.

For most actors, it is the script that chooses them and not the other way around.

There has to be some newness in the story or, at least, some aspect of the movie. I get bored if the story is told in the same way all the time. I get bored easily.

Films like ‘Satyamev Jayate’ help in getting some distributors and financiers for films like ‘Gali Guleiyan’ which give me a lot of satisfaction.

It is important to move on from the laurels of the past. I can’t let success go to my head.

I feel proud when my old films are still talked about and ‘Zubeidaa’ is one of them. It has been directed by one of the great filmmakers of the country, Shyam Benegal.

Watching an Amitabh Bachchan film in my village was a cinematic treat.

For me, life is starting every day, every year. There’s a lot to be done!

What I am used to is ‘Gali Guleiyan,’ and people talking about my performances, what new I have tried in terms of my craft or the skill of storytelling.

That’s realism: a fact that if the audiences don’t move out and watch good films at the theatre, people will stop making them.

People should start appreciating films where women are at the centre.

I have made a career of flop films. And yet, 90 percent of my films are celebrated.

I think theatre is an actor’s medium, while cinema is a director’s medium.

Even the finest actors will have great difficulty showing somebody’s loneliness. To put an actor on a chair and ask him to do nothing and yet tell the viewer everything about the character, it’s a difficult task.

Talent alone doesn’t matter in this industry, and everyone knows this. If someone says, ‘Good films are done’, ‘Talent always survives’, there are other factors, too, which are far more important.

People who have been watching my performances, my films, have been a big support. If they are proud of my filmography and work, I am proud of what I have done.

I am known by my performance, so neither do big films need me nor do I big films.

I’ve no problems with cuss words. All of us use them. Those who say they don’t are lying. People can tolerate English cuss words but find the Hindi ones a bit revolting.

After ‘Satya,’ the industry could not think of me as anything but the villain. They were stereotyping me on the basis of my looks. I lost so much money refusing such roles – the purchase of a new house got delayed by seven years because I said no.

I am probably the best example of an actor who has built his career on flops.

My job is not to make you happy. As a filmmaker and as an actor, my job is not to make you feel happy. If you’re used to those kind of films, don’t come and watch my films.

An actor is nothing without the vision of the director. The director needs to have a vision that will cross boundaries, that makes the audience sit on the edge of their seats and that pushes the envelope.

I had to either get better or leave the field. I couldn’t go back to my village as a failure. The only thing that occurred to me was that I would work hard and get better next year. I feel that my love for the craft has got me this far, and this love is still there.

Multiplexes are being very unkind to small films. They are giving a lot more space and value to the big budget films rather than distributing show timings fairly. But that fight will go on.

At 50-60, people either retire or they start falling sick, but ‘Swami’ is a person who will always remain strong. He has lots of expectations. He wants to fulfil his dreams and is very honest. First you play a character; then you play the age.

Earlier films were meant only for entertainment, but now filmmakers, who are products of these times, do not compromise on real stuff. That is why storytelling has become more convincing.

There never were any roles for my kind of acting. That’s the story of my life.

I work for the director, and if audience are happy, I have gotten my award. After that, I have to move on.

If one person from their fraternity is a little above average, they are celebrated as if they are the most gifted individuals. And who is enhancing their cause? It’s a section of the media.

I am a mix of both my parents. Like my father, I don’t let my dreams die; I’m shy and respect women. However, if I am pushed against the wall, I attack like my mother.

My career has been a roller coaster ride. And every actor experiences that phase.

I don’t like anything I see of myself on screen. I might like one scene or a few shots, but mostly I feel bad and keep kicking myself.

Even as a child, I was witness to protests against a film or a play or a book. All through my growing years, I found various people or organisations protesting against something.

The kind of films and roles I do were never in competition with any star kid. Their aspirations are completely different.

For me, it’s always the script. The script which gives me the chance to do something new; that has been my prime objective ever since I started acting. There’s nothing else that excites me more than that.

If the director has clarity of thought and vision, you are bound to just go ahead and do what he wants to do. I respect that.

The 10 years of theatre prepared me not only as an actor but also as a human being. It gave me the habit of reading, watching, and preserving.

In ‘Queen,’ songs were the part of events happening in the story, and that is where we enjoy music. We dance at weddings, we lip sync at bars and discos, and there are special moments in life which need background music. It should be depicted in films in the same way.