I don't scoff at the desire to make good movies. I scoff at the quality at poseurs masquerading as masters of the… — 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
I'm not trying to prove myself a great filmmaker. I don't know much about filmmaking anyway. I'm trying my hand at it… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have got to learn your job as thoroughly as you can. If you know your job, then there's… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
Playing the good guy is boring. I love twisted, flawed characters. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
Everyone equates good cinema with boring shots and boring films - where a character takes 10 minutes to walk down a corridor,… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
From playwrights I had never heard of and performance forms I had never seen to sculpture and painting, I gained immense experience… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, in our country, crying is mistaken for good acting. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
To me, the most important elements in a theatre are the actors and the texts. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I am hard put to think of a single positive thing that commercial Hindi cinema has achieved. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
