Top 70 Sushant Singh Rajput Quotes

I am learning the importance of living in the moment.

If you spend time with your loved ones, you get the energy to do your job better.

The way Nolan looks at things is just amazing. It can be easily seen in all his films. I was just watching his videos on how he came up with the screenplay of ‘Memento,’ and it’s just extraordinary. It just opens up your mind.

Before the film begins shooting, in your head, you need to be the character. You have to convince yourself somehow.

When I am not acting or performing, I want to keep quiet and not to have a conversation.

I take time to open up with people. But once I know you, I’m fine. I’m a shy person.

Things are difficult for outsiders in the industry, and it is very evident, too. It does not mean that insiders have it easy or that it’s impossible for outsiders to break in. More often than not, the difference is about how successes and failures are viewed and magnified.

I realised quite early that by the time I articulate my thoughts into words, I’m on to another thought. And what comes out wasn’t what I thought of exactly. So not talking was a better option.

I was offered 10-12 films during the time that we were working on ‘Paani.’

Theatre is a must for actors. They should try it at least once. It makes you disciplined, teaches you to respect your work, and boosts your confidence as an actor.

I think, for every actor, the most challenging part of playing a character, specially a real-life character, is to convince yourself that you are the character.

I can also romance a guy if I like the character and the script. Obviously, only in the film!

I have been blessed with strong leg muscles, and dancing really exercises one’s legs.

I have songs that define characters from each film of mine. It can be a song from that particular film or something that just goes with the wavelength of the film; you listen to it, and it gives you that rhythm. I can’t articulate how it helps, but it somehow gives you an understanding of the character.

Frankly, I’m an actor right now because of Shah Rukh. When I was in school and even when studying engineering, I used to watch his films.

Our job, as actors, is not to tell the audience how interesting we are, but to entertain them with our films.

I pray to God every day that he makes me the biggest superstar, but before that, I ask God to make me a good actor. Being a star is hard, but being an actor is even harder. I want to be both before I am done.

I left everything I had to become an actor. So, I better be excited, or otherwise, there is no point in doing all this. Else I would end up being disappointed with whatever I achieve.

When I am in front of the camera or on stage, I am not me.

My morning starts with some form of exercise, and I give two hours – from 5:30 to 7:30 A.M. – to my personal fitness.

Cricketers have to perform in front of millions, and there are no retakes. If then you become a hero, you deserve all the accolades coming your way.

TV helped me understand camera angles, close-ups, master shots.

I read the script. If I like it, I would do anything I am asked to.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the best actor because his choice of roles are so diametrically opposite from each other, and he pulls it off almost every time so convincingly.

I’ve been a fan of Dhoni for years. I’ve seen him play for India for over 10 years.

My dad told me when I was very young, that I should not get married before 30. His only advice to me was to live my life.

I will continue doing things irrespective of the medium as long as I’m excited about it.

I despise women wearing too much makeup. It hides their actual beauty.

I am ecstatic that ‘KPC’ was a commercial hit and was critically acclaimed. The 60 days we shot for it were the best days of my life. I still get goosebumps when I think of them.

There is a very thin line dividing characterisation from impersonation. I’ve to make sure I don’t cross over into mimicry.

I think we are all insecure, and there is nothing wrong in accepting that. But the problem arises when we try to counter this insecurity by cultivating this illusion of control, and we start taking ourselves and everything we know too seriously.

I come from a family of doctors and engineers, and everyone expected me to take up a similar career. That was the most natural thing to do!

Bringing out your vulnerable side and shedding your privacy in front of complete strangers is so very difficult, but when you are into the performance, the relief and release is so extraordinary that you get addicted.

When I was young, I was supposed to study in the afternoon, and 4 – 5:30 P.M. was playtime. The entire day would revolve around that time. We would play anything – kabaddi, cricket. Those one and half hours would feel like 5 minutes.

I am not bothered with whether my characters are conventional or not. Because I am not in this for the designer labels and the autographs.

Money was a big differentiator when I was growing up, but I made sure it doesn’t stay that way.

If you are confident about yourself and wear what you love, you will exude a style of your own.

I think people generally are lost, as they keep thinking about what is going to happen and what they have done. They are not alive anymore. The art of listening is missing. In their head, they are doing something else.

I cannot think that I am a good cricketer and just become one. For this, one needs skill.

No matter what you achieve, what you want to aspire to be, or how famous and powerful you become, the most important thing is whether you are excited about each and every moment of your life because of your work and people around you.

We should never forget the inevitable, as we will lose everything eventually. So, why fret over any kind of security? The idea is to just fly and experience it all while it lasts.

If you are seeing something for the first time, one of your first reactions should be fascination.

An actor has to remember the primary reason why he chose the profession that he did. If every role that I do doesn’t challenge me, then what is the point of being an actor?

A man should definitely own a couple of blue denims, white crew neck T-shirt, a versatile blazer, comfortable pair of boxers, and coloured sneakers.

Everything that is somehow related to direction and filmmaking fascinates me, like cinematography.

Both Dhoni and me, we are so interested in what we are doing right now that we don’t sit and think about future. This thing commands your attention because you love it so much. Your experience is not distorted by your fear or desire to attain something.

I wanted to be a cricketer. But I was not skilled enough to be a national-level cricketer.

I really wanted to buy a Range Rover. It was a big dream, and the day I bought it, I was very happy, but by evening, I was immune to it. That’s when I realized that excitement, if it’s happiness, is not in reaching the goal but in the process. Thus process trumps over realization.

I was the youngest child and the only son. I was expected to shine in academics. It seemed like too big a risk to take up cricket as a career. I thought I had to live up to my family’s expectations. So I chose to be an engineer.

Since I think I am very boring in normal life, I tend to hide behind all these exciting characters, making people believe that I am someone else entirely. That feeling is very powerful.

I experienced a lot of things while I was working with Dibakar Banerjee.

It’s cruel to compare two actors working with two different filmmakers on two different characters.

I have made a lot of mistakes, but I am proud of them all.

If ‘Befikre’ was representing the new-age youth of India and romance as what it was claiming, it would have been great irrespective of the box-office numbers. But unfortunately, it didn’t do that, and hence, I would not be interested.

I am not a private person; you can ask those who hang out with me.

For me, the script is important. If it excites me, I’ll do the film.

I’m a trained engineer, so I’m conditioned to come up with a right answer to a difficult question, but when it comes to art, there is no definite answer because it’s so subjective.

I love layering with great fitting jackets.

Given a chance, I would love to romance Tabu. I wouldn’t mind doing a film with Manisha Koirala, either. Or Madhuri Dixit.

I am not saying that those who crave for conventional stardom are wrong in their aspirations. But that’s not what I want.

The more I learn about things, I realise how wrong I was before.

My strength would be my honesty and my passion towards my work.

People assume that actors working in films won’t have the time to do theatre. But I make sure that whenever I’m free, I watch a play.