Top 66 Paresh Rawal Quotes

I want to make sensible commercial films.

My ideology is the same as that of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which doesn’t believe in a vote bank politics. It’s a vision for better India.

Acting is nothing but reacting, so if your co-stars react in a particular way, it does affect your acting as well.

An actor can give his best shot but the script and dialogues have to have punch to make it more effective.

I have enjoyed doing some films as they were well written like ‘Andaz Apna Apna,’ ‘Hera Pheri’ and ‘Cheeni Kum.’ These films were high on the comedy quotient as the characters were creating a comic situation.

I was fortunate to have my business partner of many years – Hemal Thakkar – who helped a great deal in production under our banner, Playtime Creation.

Ever since I got to know how easily skin donation can save the lives of serious burns patients, I have felt strongly about the issue.

Mumbai and Gujarat are the two places that can be termed as the capital of theatre.

I don’t think kids of actors become good actors but exceptions are always there.

To make anything successful, you need a good writer.

I do enjoy cricket, but the game is over hyped.

I don’t like giving interviews unless I have something to talk about. Why bore people and why bore media?

I don’t believe in terminologies like ‘lead role’ or ‘supporting role’ or ‘cameo role,’ etc.

I enjoy doing all types of role, small or big.

I will not hesitate to take up good film offers.

Just because good films don’t work does not mean we should stop making them.

If my son is not performing well, I would not pelt stone on him – this is not the way a Hindustani behaves.

My middle class values are intact.

As a child, I was mischievous and an attention-seeker, so acting came naturally to me.

We knew no matter how well ‘Phir Hera Pheri’ does, it would always be compared to ‘Hera Pheri.’ Yet, we took it as a challenge.

Every time my capability as an actor would be questioned, I would put in double the effort.

Comedy or villain, the role does not matter as long as it is challenging.

I love Delhi for its historical value and the variety of food it offers.

Except theatre, there is no medium which can satisfy good artistes in India.

I have done ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan,’ ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!;’ they are not comedy. But those roles didn’t stick with people. Comedy films run, even though some of them are bad films. So people see these more.

In a film, I can show you the beach, the sunset, the roads, while in a play you have to imagine all that.

As an actor, the experience that I have as a politician while sitting in Parliament – that helps me enrich myself as an actor. But I am an actor first.

Before passing a judgement on somebody just give it a thought about what he or she went through.

A good comedian has to be a fine actor all around.

Criticism is okay from people who know the finer points of cinema.

There’s more to Gujarati cinema than characters wearing kediya and ghagra choli and saying ‘Aa ra ra ra.’

Even after witnessing an inflow of a large number of people from other states, Gujaratis haven’t changed and are still warm and loving.

If you look back on my career, I scared a lot of people with my villainous role in ‘Naam.’

An actor is known by his choices, not by his box-office figures.

Boman Irani is a wonderful human being and a terrific actor.

I am an actor first and foremost. Even without my involvement in politics, I was staying away from sub-standard work.

Films are meant for the masses, for the purpose of entertainment.

I believe if the atmosphere on the set is positive, it definitely reflects on the screen. Your work becomes easy if the environment on the set is healthy and positive.

Why would any one make a biopic on me? I would have lived my life a certain way, had I known that a biopic will be made on it in future. I agree, every person’s life has enough drama to be translated into a movie but I can’t say the same about myself.

At the end of the day, my bread and butter comes from films, so I have to work in films that may not have a great script, but give me a fat pay cheque.

I will never stop performing on stage.

I don’t think it would be very difficult for me to open the chapters of my life because there isn’t much there.

I like intelligent comedies.

It is not necessary to have a good sense of humour personally to do comedy well.

Rajkumar Hirani is a gem of a person. You can trust him completely.

Theatre has a strong connect with the audience and gratifies me as an actor, but the canvas of films is huge!

I have done films only for the sake of money and sometimes, I have been duped into believing that the film is a sensible project.

Any role that is well-written, exciting and something that I am comfortable with interests me whether it’s comic or tragic. It could be in a film, play or TV.

Firoz Nadiadwala is a close friend; he was the first person who asked me to direct a film for him. I would like to have him as my producer for my directorial debut.

I understand that everything is dictated by market value. But cinema is also an art. It saddens me to see great talent languishing for lack of proper roles.

I have done too many movies but too little variety.

I like simple home-cooked food.

I would loved to be called a character actor.

I believe that people should believe people around them, they should treat each other with kindness.

If I have to do a show every day, then I should have fun. It must have an element that enriches you as a person and as an actor.

AR Rahman is truly great.

I’m fortunate to have got the opportunity to play interesting characters.

I never felt like running away from my dreams.

The country needs a leader like Modi. He should come to the national level politics.

When it comes to me I follow the religion of humanity.

In ‘Dear Father,’ you will see some remarkable work in terms of the screenplay.

It is good if newcomers have a theatre background. It helps in films.

I was born in India… Gujarat. I am an Indian! And India is a democratic country, anyone can stand for elections. I can also stand for elections.

I have full confidence in Modi and his policies. Just like Gujarat, he will transform India.

The Congress had the opportunity to do a lot of good. It isn’t as if they didn’t have good people in the party. God knows why they failed. If after 65 years of governance you cannot provide drinking water to everyone then you should be ashamed of yourself.

Charlie Chaplin was known to be an acrimonious person. Not that I compare myself to him but I am quite brusque, too.