Top 66 Atul Kulkarni Quotes

I always gel with people easily.

Meaningful cinema which lets me explore my talent to the fullest and with different roles is more important to me than just doing more and more films.

I love Hitchcock’s films because even though you knew who did it right at the beginning, he still kept the audience engaged till the last frame.

I am not at all a serious person in real life.

I have always believed that awards are like accessories to a car. They are very similar to the rear view mirror in a car, which gives you the confidence to drive. They sure mean a lot; however, they are not the be-all and end-all of life.

The success of Chandni Bar’ at the box office was a huge boost at that time of my career.

Given a chance, I would wish to act along side Aamir Khan again.

The movie Gul Makai’ will showcase the earlier life of Malala and how she was forced and stopped from going to school. It’s a proud story of a girl fighting for her own and other girl child rights to education in her village in Swat Valley. I am glad I was chosen to play this role in Gul Makai.’

Web series is a new format, where everything, from the writing to storytelling is different. As an actor you have to approach it differently because you have a character which can go on for a long time. It is my duty to be on my toes, understand the new technology and adapt.

I don’t think I will ever be erased from people’s memory as I like to believe the work I do leaves an impact on people.

No genre is easy. For an actor, it’s a serious business even when he’s essaying a funny character. In fact, comedy is more difficult.

People might like an actor, but they love a star.

I quit my job in New India Insurance and was confronted by various options. I could either go to Pune to do a course in acting from Poona University or shift base to Bombay or Delhi and study at NSD. I opted for the latter because it is the best place to get a formal education in acting.

I have never accepted any random offers for the sake of being a regular face in the film industry.

I won’t be surprised if I stopped acting after some years because there are other things in life that interest me.

India has a cross section of audience whose cultural levels are varied. So where there are takers for Dabangg,’ there are also audience for A Wednesday’ and Peepli Live.’

Dancing like a typical Hindi film hero was a bit strange at first but I enjoyed it.

I have been extremely lucky to have worked with directors and actors that have made a fabulous impact in Indian cinema and have received some of the nicest compliments ever.

I love comic roles.

My native place is Belgaum and I understand Kannada and have a flavor for acting in South Indian languages.

There is a striking difference in my look in Burma.’ I’ve experimented with my hairdo, and got a new hair color especially for the role.

I have always believed that my life is more important than my profession and I have never ever allowed my profession to dictate my life.

I play roles that frighten me as an actor.

I had read an article about a couple who had developed a private forest in Coorg, and were working towards preserving it. I wanted to do something similar and wanted to give something back to the nature from which we have stolen so much. So my cousins and I bought 24 acres of land and we planted trees in that.

I am not really missing theatre as I get to act in films, that too in different languages, such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Marathi, my mother tongue.

I’d rather concentrate on making my character more convincing than trying to prove my acting prowess.

I started taking my dance seriously and I have been choreographing for corporate and television shows.

As a camera actor, you’re constantly in touch with technology. First the technology came into existence and then film acting happened. So it’s always going to lead us.

Playing the Mahatma at the start of my career has made a difference in my life as I had read a lot about him at that point of time. I still read a lot on him. His opinion about life and politics has affected a lot of persons, including me.

I always try to humanize a character.

I do not have AC, TV, microwave or a washing machine in my house.

Circuit training is doing repeated exercises on machines without rest. It tones the sagging skin when one starts to lose weight fast.

We cannot compare Marathi cinema industry with other regional industries or even Hindi industry. It will be unfair for us. Every industry takes time to evolve.

TV is a comparatively younger medium in India. It will take some time to be mature. We need to have patience.

I don’t want to work in just any movie for money. I do films in seven languages so I am pretty busy to be out of work.

As an actor I like to be challenged all the time.

Playing a character is like compressing an entire life into a few lines – that isn’t an easy task.

I put on 15 kg for my role as an amateur wrestler in the first half of the Marathi film Natrang.’ Then, I lost 17 kg for the second half of the film where I play a nachya,’ an effeminate character in traditional Marathi tamasha. The weight gain took 40 days and I lost weight in the next 40 odd days.

I have shot extensively in Kerala for various films and always loved the experience.

As an actor, you always want to try something you haven’t done before. For me, the uncomfortable zone is the one to enter.

As filmmakers are nervous while casting, they naturally tend to sign actors depending on what they’ve seen before.

I have done comedy on stage so when I got the chance to do it in cinema, I was extremely thrilled.

Reading a newspaper is as important to me as reading a script. Sitting in a cafe and drinking coffee is as important as going for a shoot.

I don’t miss theatre.

I felt huge after I gained weight as I was never this big before. My thighs started to rub against each other and my arms brushed my sides while I walked. I started walking with my legs apart.

Awards give you confidence apart from official recognition. They act as a dose of encouragement, as they are judged by experts. But, at the same time, you can’t ignore the audience’s response that matters the most.

Among books, one of my early favorites was Gurunath Naik, a Marathi novelist. His mysteries were very popular in the 70s.

After studying theatre from National School of Drama, theatre became a passion, an ambition.

Most of my popular movies have seen me cast in serious roles. But then I am mostly offered such roles.

Kannada films are my way of reconnecting with Karnataka, which is close to my heart.

There is a certain kind of anxiety whenever I go perform live in a play.

I chose those films which I would like as a spectator. Then, I also look at the character and decide whether I will enjoy playing it as an actor.

I had not set out to achieve something. I had left my home to act and am still acting in films.

I came into the film industry when I was 35 years old; I reckon it’s a bit late to start with that.

I have no regrets for not having a solo career in Bollywood because when I joined the film industry I was 35 years old. Nobody gets solo leads when they start their career at this age.

I don’t act to prove anything to anyone. I like acting. It is the only profession I know.

Film scripts are more important for me than the language of the film.

I love to be a part of movies, irrespective of the cultural and language barriers.

I enjoy doing theatre as much as cinema.

For weight gain, one must do cardio in the evening and for weight loss, in the morning. So, while gaining weight, I did weight training in the mornings and light cardio in the evenings.

In Maharashtra, films are not as big as theatre. I think theatre is deeply rooted in this state’s culture.

I had the Forrest Gump’ DVD and started watching. While watching it, I had no intention of writing it. When I started watching it, I got some flashes that it can be adapted in Hindi. That’s how it started.

I believe in listening to a script as an audience more than an actor.

Movies are truly in Kamal Haasan’s blood in every sense of the term.

When you are acting in a film, you are only worried about your performance and how the film will shape up.

There are many talented writers in Mollywood.