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> [When I first dreamt of becoming a movie star, I wanted to be a Gary Cooper: I wanted to be rich and famous, living in palaces and wearing dark glasses and white suits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/when-i-first-dreamt-of-becoming-a-movie-star-i-wanted-to-be-a-gary/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

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## More by Naseeruddin Shah

> [Hindi cinema has only one religion, and that's money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/hindi-cinema-has-only-one-religion-and-that-s-money/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [To me, the most important elements in a theatre are the actors and the texts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/to-me-the-most-important-elements-in-a-theatre-are-the-actors-and-the/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [Actors have to learn that they are as important to a movie as the camera is, as important as the sound is, and less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/actors-have-to-learn-that-they-are-as-important-to-a-movie-as-the/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [I do what work I get. I'm disappointed half the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/i-do-what-work-i-get-i-m-disappointed-half-the-time/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [The film industry does not interest me greatly. The people, I don't mingle with them much. I meet them when I have to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/the-film-industry-does-not-interest-me-greatly-the-people-i-don-t/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [When I was 14 and went on the stage for the first time, it stimulated me so much that I was convinced that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/when-i-was-14-and-went-on-the-stage-for-the-first-time-it-stimulated/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/i-don-t-want-any-memorials-or-a-grave-which-my-children-would-have-to/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [I think our cinema has stayed in its adolescent stage largely because of our obsession with and our dependence upon stars to make our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/i-think-our-cinema-has-stayed-in-its-adolescent-stage-largely-because/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [I never go to film festivals. I am allergic to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/i-never-go-to-film-festivals-i-am-allergic-to-them/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/it-was-the-70s-when-mediocrity-came-in-hindi-films-that-s-when-the/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [When I first dreamt of becoming a movie star, I wanted to be a Gary Cooper: I wanted to be rich and famous, living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/when-i-first-dreamt-of-becoming-a-movie-star-i-wanted-to-be-a-gary/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [I am hard put to think of a single positive thing that commercial Hindi cinema has achieved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/i-am-hard-put-to-think-of-a-single-positive-thing-that-commercial/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [I don't scoff at the desire to make good movies. I scoff at the quality at poseurs masquerading as masters of the medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/i-don-t-scoff-at-the-desire-to-make-good-movies-i-scoff-at-the/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [I realise that I have made quite a few of the same mistakes with my kids that my dad made: not so much in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/i-realise-that-i-have-made-quite-a-few-of-the-same-mistakes-with-my/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

> [It would be impossible to find an actor to portray Om Puri, so I wouldn't even attempt it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/it-would-be-impossible-to-find-an-actor-to-portray-om-puri-so-i/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

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