Top 77 Nawazuddin Siddiqui Quotes

My experience has offered me the sensibility that encourages me to try newer characters.

I kind of discovered Kolkata when I was shooting here for ‘Kahaani.’ I found the city fascinating.

At first, I was hesitant when it came to giving autographs, thinking that I am not even worth giving one. But slowly I got over that phase.

I was determined to be an actor and make a name in the industry, and hence, I did.

There is nothing called negative character. The negativity and positivity exists in all of us.

Kabir Khan is that rare director who manages to merge Bollywood formula with a good story.

I do big films just to experience personal satisfaction.

Muzaffarnagar is 40 kilometers from my village. So I used to see films if I was able to save money and on special occasions like Eid, Diwali.

‘Freaky Ali’ may look like an easy role to others, but it is not easy.

I knew I would get offers to play the villain after ‘Kick,’ and I had already decided to reject all of them.

Rituparno Ghosh is a legendary director, and I happen to be a huge fan of his.

Coming from a small town, I didn’t have big dreams. My biggest ambition was to find a job for myself.

I love observing people. Each face tells so many stories. It lets me understand emotions, and that, in turn, helps me apply my skills as an actor.

Many actors come and disappear into oblivion. But not Salman Khan.

Behind every easy role, there is a lot of hard work that goes in.

I was introduced to cinema by C-grade films that played in my village, Budhana, in UP. Only films by Dada Kondke, Mahendra Sandhu, and Kanti Shah were available.

I think there is no racism in this film industry. They are only in need of talent, though it takes time; but, if you are talented, you will get your due. I am thankful to be part of this industry.

Behind every easy role, there is a lot of hard work that goes in.

I believe everyone is mad when they are in love, and I don’t think that can ever end.

There are thousands of ways to make people laugh – satire, black comedy, slapstick.

A big blockbuster like ‘Kick’ expands the audience for my films and makes it easier to promote them.

I used to clean the sets and serve tea to the artistes.

‘Ali’ is the story of a lower middle-class golfer who becomes a champion. I find the game very interesting and would like to continue playing it regularly after the movie is wrapped up.

There was electricity in our village only for 2-3 hours a day, so all my life, I studied under a lamp.

I always thought golf was a game reserved for the rich and the elite… But it’s a misconception. It’s a highly technical game, and it’s a game that you can play and master alone. You require sharp skills for it, and you can play the game alone.

Only heroes get stereotyped. As they do the same kind of roles again and again.

Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.

I grew fond of acting rather late. And that was because I was not getting any job. I had a few friends in Delhi who were associated with theater. They took me to see some plays in Delhi and Baroda. That led me to believe the I could also act. And it was after that I joined National School of Drama in 1993.

I don’t want my work to be heavy. The challenge is to make it interesting and engaging, keeping in mind the need for method acting. This is what I have learnt from Bharat Muni’s ‘Natya Shastra’ and from the Russian theatre legend Stanislavsky.

When people say I’m a star, I don’t believe it.

In Mumbai, you have to act in real life, too.

It’s not necessary that every film has to hit Rs 100 crore box office, or the Rs 50 crore budget. If the film makes double of its project budget, we consider that a hit, and that also means that the film is in profit.

I am a five-foot six-inch, dark, ordinary-looking man. People didn’t imagine that I would make it.

I am doing characters that have so many layers. And I am very lucky that I show a lot of variety.

My character should not be ordinary, cliched, and if I feel that it’s difficult to do this character, I take up that challenge to get into his character.

I feel happy that I am being honoured for doing films of my own liking.

Coming from a small town, I didn’t have big dreams. My biggest ambition was to find a job for myself.

I love observing people. Each face tells so many stories. It lets me understand emotions, and that, in turn, helps me apply my skills as an actor.

One should go to the line through the character. You should see their lifestyle in the way they speak.

I don’t want to take names, but there are some people who get everything served on a platter. This is a movie, this is your role, and you have to do it. Some people have to strive so hard to reach where they have and want to.

I still can’t believe it when people say I am a celebrity.

I prefer if friends come over to my office and we talk our heart out over a cup of coffee. I feel that no one talks freely at industry bashes. Everyone has to behave in a certain way, and I think no one is real there. We can’t have heart-to-heart conversations, and I start feeling uncomfortable at such dos.

It’s very difficult switching over from one character to another.

I knew I would get offers to play the villain after ‘Kick,’ and I had already decided to reject all of them.

‘Freaky Ali’ may look like an easy role to others, but it is not easy.

My job is to work hard and be honest with my character, and that’s in my control. I can only try to give my best performance.

I decided to be a part of ‘Bajrangi’… because I felt that it tells a very relevant story.

I am from a family of farmers from Budhana near Muzaffarnagar.

The film industry is mostly about unidimensional characters.

The village I come from is the most ruthless, lawless land one can encounter.

I don’t understand what A grade commercial cinema is. If you are talking about box office success, mine are A+ then!

My character in the first instalment of ‘GOW’ was very shy and reserved. It was completely different from ‘Kahaani,’ where I played a no-nonsense cop. And in the second instalment of ‘GOW,’ it is again very different.

Background scores allow me an absolute flight of the imagination, and I travel in my mind’s eye. I do not like the scores to have vocal notes, because they act as a limitation to these flights of fancy.

A big blockbuster like ‘Kick’ expands the audience for my films and makes it easier to promote them.

I am ably balancing big and small films. With every big film I do, I try to take up films that are high on content and small on budget.

How long will we keep making films where hero-heroine is dancing around trees?

How long will we keep making films where hero-heroine is dancing around trees?

I am quite looking forward to working with Shah Rukh Khan.

After graduating from National School of Drama, I started doing theatre in Delhi. But there was not much money in Hindi theatre.

In ‘Haraamkhor,’ I have explored a few things which I wouldn’t have been able to do in bigger films. The process of shooting this film was so organic that it enhanced me as an actor and an artiste.

‘Haraamkhor’ is a low budget film. We are not worried about the box office because our film is already in profit. It’s got a strong content that will reach people’s heart.

Bollywood has always pampered heroes and treated actors as second class citizens. But, of late, it has realised that there has to be space for actors who can connect with people.

Rituparno Ghosh is a legendary director, and I happen to be a huge fan of his.

One should go to the line through the character. You should see their lifestyle in the way they speak.

I have seen people climbing up and down the ladder of success, and I learnt a lot from them.

Before ‘Raman Raghav 2.0,’ I played a criminal in ‘Badlapur.’ Though the character was innocent, he was not correctly interpreted by some sections of the audience.

Prior to joining NSD, I was briefly associated with a small theater group in Delhi called Sakshi. Saurabh Shukla, Manoj Bapayee were my seniors in that group. I performed a few supporting roles in Sakshi plays.

If I am comfortable with my co-star, then that always shows in my performances.

I still can’t believe it when people say I am a celebrity.

Commercial hit films such as ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan,’ ‘Talaash,’ and ‘Kick’ had big superstars to sell them; that may not have been the case if it were just me.

Even though I hated doing farming and wanted to just get out of the village, I would work from 5 in the morning till 5 in the evening.

Kabir Khan is a director who goes out of his way to make his actors comfortable. He’s very chilled out. He makes the environment on set very casual and friendly.