Top 44 Ranvir Shorey Quotes

Nobody has a copyright on ‘Emotional Atyachar,’ other than Anurag Kashyap maybe!

The only way independent cinema can come out of its own rut is by learning to be more consistent. An indie filmmaker should feel responsible for others as well.

I like considering myself as someone in the film business.

There have been years when I had no films.

I would like to direct. I am also happy helping other directors realise their vision. I am happy being a cog in a wheel.

I feel lucky that films like ‘Singh is King,’ ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ came my way. They were mainstream films that were different.

I have no qualms being a character actor.

Fears are a part of our personality.

I believe in observing and absorbing life.

I am no expert on parenting.

The audience is sacrosanct for me. They put faith in me, trust me and I will try my best to live up to that.

I am in love with my career, doing films I believe in and also spending time with myself.

Not all Bollywood movies are made for the passion for it, they’re mostly made to make money.

Mainstream or budget films don’t matter to me. What matters is the script, the director and the part, not necessarily in that order though.

Since I have become a father, I have kept a certain amount of time away for spending with my son. I don’t want to miss out on his growing up years.

I didn’t mind taking on small parts.

It feels good to be tagged as a talented, versatile actor.

I used to worry about becoming a father. But now, after becoming one, I am very happy.

When you hear Bollywood, you think about everything mainstream, song-and-dance, hero-heroine. I don’t think that will ever go away.

As far as co-parenting is concerned, it is easy. You just have to be mature enough to work together, mature enough to keep your professional and personal life apart.

Everybody says they want good films and when one turns up, they go watch item songs.

I don’t believe in the idea of planning. I take life as it comes.

Though every film teaches me at least three new things, I don’t subscribe to doing homework about a character’s backstory unless it’s a historical role or one that requires training in accent.

Actors who are super successful are the ones who thrive on the image by creating their forte.

I have decided never ever to put on weight again. Not even if Francis Ford Coppola were to offer me a role in exchange for putting on 25 kilos!

I used to think life would be easier to handle. But it is not.

I hosted a season of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.’ I was a part of ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi.’ Also, being in this business, I know what reality TV is about. Please remember it’s about entertainment at the end of the day.

The only reason I took up small roles in big banner films was in the hope to get the attention of other directors.

If one can control one’s mind, the body follows suit.

I had been off TV for seven-eight years, and I took up ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ on an impulse. I wanted to do something adventurous post-40, and ‘Jhalak’ just happened.

I took a good one year off before and after Haroon’s birth, so from the beginning I have been right into it. For me, it was quite seamless.

There’s a watering down of sensibilities in commercial films and I don’t seem to fit into that.

I haven’t got the kind of films from mainstream cinema which I would have wanted. But then mainstream cinema has a different bunch of people who are happy working with each other, which is fine.

It’s the film journalists that I’m wary of.

Even I run after money, but money is secondary for me. First comes the script and then my part in the movie.

I think people are okay without knowing what my relationship status is. When nobody asks me, how can people be interested?

Whether it is ‘Pyar Ke Side Effects,’ ‘Mithya,’ ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla,’ ‘No smoking,’ all my films have been different from regular Bollywood movies.

If there’s comfort factor, all the other differences can be bridged! But, it’s difficult to work with those whom you can’t stand personally!

Haroon’s birth really had a profound effect on me and I think it had on Konkona also. It is fabulous, it is the best thing that has happened to me. Such a beautiful feeling I can’t tell you. It’s a beautiful experience.

There is no need to write about every fight that I have with my wife. That is not fair.

The way a Dibakar Banerjee conceptualizes a film is different from a David Dhawan! I’ve worked with both, since as an actor I am just a tool in the director’s hands.

My diploma was in film and videography and I then went to a film academy in New York, where I trained in acting as well.

As much as I really love the praise and affection I get when my work is appreciated, it doesn’t translate to money in the bank.

In our industry star kids are given opportunities. There is no dearth of films for them.