Humans are the only ones who are the custodians of other people's morals. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people in my family who should have become actors. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
The film industry does not interest me greatly. The people, I don't mingle with them much. I meet them when I have… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
Granted, patriotism is not a tonic that can be forced down people's throats. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
People should know what the India of 2018 was like. They shouldn't end up seeing only Salman Khan films 200 years later.… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
Acting is no longer a taboo. The stigma has gone because people have realised that it's a perfectly valid career choice. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I've always found people with physical disabilities interesting to watch: how the dynamics of their body work, what makes them move this… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
You can't make a film for your personal satisfaction. That is why I detest the cinema of people like Mani Kaul. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
People think I am joking when I say my favourite actors are Shammi Kapoor and Dara Singh. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody becomes an actor to serve theatre or to serve art anywhere. We all become actors because we are… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
The ballooning budgets of Bollywood are getting out of hand, and it's important for people to realise that you don't need Rs… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
To me, the most important elements in a theatre are the actors and the texts. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
Actors have to learn that they are as important to a movie as the camera is, as important as the sound is, and less… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
The film industry does not interest me greatly. The people, I don't mingle with them much. I meet them when I have to. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
When I was 14 and went on the stage for the first time, it stimulated me so much that I was convinced that I… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
I don't want any memorials or a grave which my children would have to look after or feel guilty about. I don't want to… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
I think our cinema has stayed in its adolescent stage largely because of our obsession with and our dependence upon stars to make our… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
It was the '70s when mediocrity came in Hindi films. That's when the actor called Rajesh Khanna joined the industry. For all his success,… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
When I first dreamt of becoming a movie star, I wanted to be a Gary Cooper: I wanted to be rich and famous, living… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
I am hard put to think of a single positive thing that commercial Hindi cinema has achieved. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
I don't scoff at the desire to make good movies. I scoff at the quality at poseurs masquerading as masters of the medium. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
I realise that I have made quite a few of the same mistakes with my kids that my dad made: not so much in… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
It would be impossible to find an actor to portray Om Puri, so I wouldn't even attempt it. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share
